by | Jul 3, 2023 | Security
WICHITA, Kan. — Workers at Spirit AeroSystems have ratified a new contract and will end a brief strike that threatened to disrupt the manufacturing of airline jets at Boeing. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said the 6,000 employees at...
by | Jul 3, 2023 | Security
BEIJING — China’s defense minister reaffirmed the country’s military relations with Russia during a meeting Monday with the head of Russia’s Navy, the first formal military talks between the friendly neighbors since a short-lived mutiny by Russian mercenary group...
by | Jul 3, 2023 | Security
PARIS — Amid the rows of fighter aircraft, drones and helicopters at the Paris Air Show here last month, an uptick in the displays of one key class of ground-based systems stood out: the radars and launchers of missile defense. Feted as the first “salon” hosted at Le...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Korean Air has delivered its first AH-6 helicopter fuselage built under a contract with Boeing, the South Korean company announced June 26. Korean Air signed the deal in December 2021 to manufacture eight fuselages for AH-6 helicopters that will...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is the service’s top pick to become the next active duty home of the F-35A Lightning II fighter. The Air Force said Monday it plans to bring two F-35 squadrons to the Valdosta base starting in fiscal 2029, when it hopes to complete...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― More than a year ago, Congress passed a $40 billion Ukraine aid package. Lawmakers allocated a miniscule portion of that package ― less than 2% ― to expedite munitions production and expand access to critical minerals via the Defense Production Act. The...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
ISLAMABAD — A senior official with the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan’s prime minister indicated Tuesday a deal could soon be reached on a much-needed $6 billon bailout package for the impoverished Asian country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
With the NATO summit set for July 11-12, the focus will rightly be on Ukraine as member states debate a potential path for the country to join the alliance. But the alliance should look beyond Ukraine and turn a mirror on itself to consider how its own front-line...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
The more we learn about the war in Ukraine, the more we come to know that drones will play an increasingly important role on the modern battlefield. But how is the U.S. military thinking about what role these aircraft might play in future wars? When paired with modern...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $15 billion sale to Poland of an integrated air and missile defense system that includes the U.S. Army’s 360-degree threat detection sensor, which is still in development, according to a June 28...
