by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
ISLAMABAD — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provide $3 billion to Pakistan in badly needed relief to help bail out the impoverished country’s ailing economy. The nine-month agreement must be approved by the IMF’s Executive Board, which is expected to...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale to the Czech Republic of F-35 aircraft, munitions and related equipment worth up to $5.62 billion, according to a June 29 announcement. The sale, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency,...
by | Jul 1, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved potential defense sales to Taiwan worth an estimated $440.2 million, according to two separate statements Thursday. The approval comes amid tension between the U.S. and China over human rights, military activities...
by | Jun 20, 2023 | Security
PARIS — Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has teamed up with German sonar manufacturer Atlas Elektronik to develop an anti-submarine warfare system, a sector in which the company wants to grow its footprint. While the majority of defense...
by | Jun 20, 2023 | Security
PARIS — The trinational program meant to build a new fighter jet for Europe, along with an array of next-generation systems and weapons, has gained a new partner – to a degree. Belgium has officially joined the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program as an observer,...
by | Jun 20, 2023 | Security
PARIS — European missile maker MBDA is leading a consortium of companies to conceptualize a prototype hypersonic interceptor for Europe over the next three years. The missile systems and technology company has signed letters of intent with four European nations –...
by | Jun 20, 2023 | Security
PARIS — Any potential transfers of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine – whether from the United States or from an allied operator – would take months to complete, a State Department official said here June 19. While the U.S. has not itself announced any transfers of F-16...
by | Jun 19, 2023 | Security
The U.S. Navy and its NATO allies and partners wrapped up their annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region Friday. Baltic Operations 2023, or BALTOPS, concludes a week after American and European pilots flew their final sorties for the High North’s premier...
by | Jun 19, 2023 | Security
The Air Force has started teaching student pilots to fly the F-22 Raptor fighter jet at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, the service said June 14. It’s a new start for the F-22 training enterprise after Hurricane Michael destroyed the mission’s sole home at...
by | Jun 19, 2023 | Security
PARIS — The reveal of a French-made unmanned aerial system at the Paris Air Show here has sparked a debate across the drone industry regarding the extent to which it will compete with same-category systems like the notional Eurodrone and the U.S.-made MQ-9 Reaper. The...
