by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — A “vastly different” design for homeland defense is in the works at U.S. Northern Command, its leader said during a May 9 hearing before the Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck noted he’d already recommended to the Pentagon...
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — German lawmakers have approved a Defence Ministry request to order 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles for more than $1 billion, buying into the government’s proposition that the purchase bears risks but is necessary to fulfill NATO obligations by 2027....
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling has temporarily derailed Congress’ work on the annual defense authorization bill. The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled for this week — is now...
by | May 10, 2023 | Security
About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border in the first group of military support ahead of an expected increase of migrants, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. The movement of troops is part of efforts to beef up security...
by | May 9, 2023 | Security
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Special Operations Command is increasingly using cyber, space and data-based technology to support its missions, gauge equipment readiness and maintain its end strength, according to the organization’s leader. Gen. Bryan Fenton told attendees of SOF...
by | May 9, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s newly unveiled science and technology strategy calls for better coordination among the military services, more urgency in fielding the latest technology, and greater investment in the department’s physical and digital test and lab...
by | May 9, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Viasat’s acquisition of British satellite mobile communications company Inmarsat has cleared a key hurdle with the approval of the deal by the U.K.’s competition authority May 9. The $7.3 billion merger offer, launched in November 2021, has most recently been...
by | May 9, 2023 | Security
Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna is set to take over as the Space Force’s next top enlisted leader, the service announced Monday. Bentivegna will become the second person to hold the title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force since the newest branch of the...
by | May 9, 2023 | Security
EUROPE and WASHINGTON — After Russia unleashed the largest land war in Europe since the end of World War II, exposing European defense capabilities as lacking, now may not be the best time to fantasize about the continent standing alone militarily. But French...
by | May 8, 2023 | Security
MILAN — U.S. forces could gain access to a number of military bases near Russian borders if ongoing negotiations with Finland on a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) prove successful. Finnish newspaper Helsinki Sanomat reported this month that the proposed agreement...
