by | Sep 14, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:45 p.m. EST with a statement from the Pentagon press secretary. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. military has resumed counterterrorism missions in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of air bases in the country more...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Security
LONDON — As the war in Ukraine highlights the need for new technologies, Estonia’s Milrem Robotics has developed a revamped weapon system, a variant of its unmanned ground vehicle that comes fitted with a loitering ammunition launcher. Gert Hankewitz, the director of...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Security
Something very interesting has happened recently in the usually staid diplomatic world of outer space security. Part of it was almost expected: A two-yearlong, major multilateral process to discuss what to do about threats to space systems came to a conclusion without...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Ukraine’s success in attacking Russian forces with naval drones is fast-tracking Moscow’s efforts to repel these weapons, producing lessons for Western navies in process, according to experts. In August, social media reports claimed that the Main Directorate...
by | Sep 14, 2023 | Security
LONDON — General Dynamics UK is discussing with the British Army a possible further order for an updated version of its Foxhound protected patrol vehicle, the company has said. An Mk 2 version of the ride, which could include a variant with a hybrid electric drive, is...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Ukrainian forces are exploiting gaps in Russian jamming and spoofing capabilities, opening seams in which they make noticeable gains on the battlefield, according to a U.S. Air Force commander. While the Russian military seeks to break Ukrainian...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A new era of war fought in the digital realm, touching all aspects of combat and rife with disinformation, will require the Air Force to redefine its jobs and reinforce its rigor, the service’s top enlisted airman said here Wednesday. In what...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — Recent sea trials of a remotely operated underwater vehicle proved it is capable of neutralizing naval mines, a new milestone for the Franco-British Maritime Mine Countermeasures program, French firm Thales announced Wednesday. The program’s prime...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Executives at helicopter maker Leonardo pushed back against a competitor’s assertion that the Italian company’s AW149 helicopter, in play for the British New Medium Helicopter program, isn’t military-grade enough. Mike Morrisroe, the company’s lead for U.K....
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his position before a key party leadership vote next year, bringing in a new defense minister and the country’s first female foreign minister since 2002....
