by | Aug 3, 2023 | Security
As the largest-ever version of the joint military exercise known as Talisman Sabre nears its end this week, the Army has seen its own set of firsts that have converged in two specific units the service sees as leading its future approach to warfighting. The 3rd...
by | Aug 2, 2023 | Security
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it began begun live-fire naval exercises in the Baltic Se a on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions with nearby European nations that are already high over NATO and Ukraine. Russia last carried out mass military exercises in the Baltic...
by | Aug 2, 2023 | Security
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise military drill Wednesday on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran. The drill focused primarily...
by | Aug 2, 2023 | Security
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — An Indian American engineer says he was fired last year from his longtime job with a missile defense contractor’s Alabama office after he was heard speaking Hindi on a video call, according to a federal lawsuit he filed against the company. Anil...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Taiwan is trying to accelerate the development and production of military drones and countermeasures by expanding two national defense programs and focusing on autonomous swarms. Taiwan’s air defense identification zone has over the last year been subject to...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― A Pentagon official tasked with implementing the National Defense Strategy called on China to open crisis communications channels with the U.S. as Beijing continues to expand its nuclear arsenal. Mara Karlin, the assistant secretary of defense for...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | Security
President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama and ending months of politically fueled debate, according to senior U.S. officials. The officials...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Alabama Republican and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said the White House’s decision to base U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado rather than in his home state was “driven by far-left politics, not national security.” Rogers...
by | Jul 31, 2023 | Security
CANBERRA, Australia — The United States will expand its military industrial base by helping Australia manufacture guided missiles and rockets for both countries within two years, the allies announced on Saturday as they ramped up defense cooperation to counter China’s...
by | Jul 31, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — France and Italy will see major mid-life upgrades to their Horizon-class frigates after co-contractors Eurosam and Naviris were awarded a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) deal earlier this month. The pan-European acquisition entity Organisation for...
