by | Aug 23, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Australia is spending AU$1.7 billion (U.S. $1.1 billion) on weapons systems to enhance the military’s strike capabilities, the Defence Department announced Monday. The procurement plan includes a AU$1.3 billion purchase from the United States of more than...
by | Aug 23, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Eight months after Sweden’s announcement to send Combat Vehicles 90 (CV90) to Ukraine, Stockholm has taken the partnership up a notch, looking to strengthen cooperation with Kyiv around the production and servicing of the rides. The two countries signed a...
by | Aug 23, 2023 | Security
The Department of the Air Force is again fielding pitches for savvy new schemes and clever gizmos as a part of its annual Spark Tank competition. Airmen and guardians of all ranks have until Sept. 4 to submit their “best ideas for improving the department’s...
by | Aug 22, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, a move that Duda said will shift the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
BATH, Maine — The largest union at U.S. Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, the union said Sunday, averting another strike like the one three years ago that contributed to delays in delivering ships. The...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The State Department has cleared a sale of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters worth about $12 billion to Poland, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Aug. 21. The decision comes after the Polish Ministry of National Defence sent a letter of...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
Nineteen months into Russia’s war on Ukraine, its lessons are shaping how the U.S. Air Force thinks about combat over Europe. The conflict is pushing the Pentagon to focus on tactics instead of the strategic-level chess moves that have defined the U.S.-Russia military...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply a multilayered counter-drone system to the Netherlands in a deal worth $55 million, the Israeli firm announced Monday. The deal comes amid the heavy use of drones by both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war. Elbit will fulfill the...
by | Aug 21, 2023 | Security
As she assumes the mantle of acting chief of naval operations, Adm. Lisa Franchetti faces a growing stack of challenges in her inbox, from readiness and recruiting to force structure and innovation. Fortunately, she is uniquely positioned to pursue solutions. A new...
