by | Aug 25, 2023 | Security
This summer’s blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the scientists who developed the first U.S. atomic bombs during World War II. It also recounts how J. Robert Oppenheimer and others subsequently struggled to devise an approach to lessen the threat posed...
by | Aug 25, 2023 | Security
A recent pilot program could change how armored crews achieve and maintain readiness, which the Army hopes will lessen the burden on its high-demand, overstressed armored brigades. Two units, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division at Fort Bliss, Texas...
by | Aug 25, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian F-16 pilots within two months, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a briefing Thursday. While he didn’t give specific numbers, he said there would be “several” pilots and “dozens” of maintainers...
by | Aug 24, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy awarded its largest contract yet for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter program, with a $2.77 billion contract Thursday for 35 aircraft. The contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, covers 12 lot 7 and 15 lot 8...
by | Aug 24, 2023 | Security
Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking civilian shipping, and indeed Ukraine has conducted four or more attacks on Russian ships since the beginning of August. At least one of the ships in question were being used to transport military equipment, rendering it a legal...
by | Aug 24, 2023 | Security
Rear Adm. Yvette Davids is now the acting commander of Naval Surface Forces and Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Davids relieved Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, who is retiring following 38-years of service in the Navy, during a ceremony Friday at Naval Base San...
by | Aug 24, 2023 | Security
JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING — Iranian-made attack drones recovered in neighboring Iraq and far-flung Ukraine are symptomatic of a regime hungry for international influence, according to U.S. intelligence officials involved in the stateside review of the weapons....
by | Aug 24, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Republican presidential candidates sparred over continuing Ukraine assistance during their first 2024 debate Tuesday night, highlighting the fractious intraparty divide in the House over President Joe Biden’s request for a fifth aid package to the...
by | Aug 23, 2023 | Security
SAO PAULO — Brazil plans to invest 52.8 billion reals (U.S. $10.6 billion) for research, development and equipment acquisition efforts for its military, including nearly doubling the size of its Gripen fighter fleet and financing projects by local aircraft...
by | Aug 23, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Indonesia has committed to buying Boeing-made F-15 Eagle fighter jets and Sikorsky-made Black hawk helicopters. Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, who leads the Defense Facilities Agency within Indonesia’s Defense Ministry, and Mark Sears, who...
