by | Sep 6, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Biden administration is “closely considering” providing long-range fires and other capabilities to Ukraine, a State Department official overseeing arms transfers said. “We do need to continue to take a very close and deliberate look at what it is...
by | Sep 6, 2023 | Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pentagon announced Sept. 6 it will send depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine in its latest military assistance package to the embattled country. The rounds will arm previously committed Abrams tanks, 10 which reportedly will arrive later this month....
by | Sep 6, 2023 | Security
As members of Congress return to the Capitol from the August work period at home with their constituents, only 11 joint legislative days remain for them to finish their most fundamental annual duty: funding the federal government to support American security and...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Poland will be the first international customer for the U.S. Army’s new air and missile defense radar still in development, according to a Sept. 5 statement by manufacturer RTX. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak approved a letter of acceptance to...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Poland has ordered “several hundred” Naval Strike Missiles in a deal worth 8 billion zloty (U.S. $2 billion), according to the country’s weapons procurement agency. Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed the deal for two new naval missile units for...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — Germany has delivered the first shipment of new ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft weapon system to Ukraine, manufacturer Rheinmetall and the German Defence Ministry announced Tuesday. This first lot of new 35mm ammunition comes months after...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
Three months after Typhoon Mawar became the strongest storm to hit Guam since 2002, Andersen Air Force Base is getting back on its feet. All base services, like stores and the daycare, are operational with regular hours, 36th Wing spokesperson 1st Lt. Ariana Wilkinson...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of resignation on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be replaced and named his successor. Oleksii Reznikov’s removal follows a scandal around the defense ministry’s...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said the government aims to negotiate a lower price in the potential deal to buy 183 Stryker combat vehicles from the United States than the $1.5 billion estimate published by the U.S. government. “On the...
by | Sep 5, 2023 | Security
This is the first story of a three-part series. The second will be available Sept. 7, and the third on Sept. 8. WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers traveled to Britain this spring in an effort to get tough on China. But House China committee Chairman...
