by | May 8, 2023 | Security
Cultivating a technically savvy and diverse workforce is a challenge for all of government. Pay is often pointed to as the biggest reason agencies can’t compete with the private sector, though new research says there’s more to it. In fact, previous research by the...
by | May 8, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has been on the fence about supporting Ukraine with weapons, but defense companies here are eager to pounce on sales opportunities in Europe to restock inventories depleted by donations to Kyiv. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led...
by | May 6, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department, the world’s largest institutional greenhouse gas emitter, is trying to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, even as it seeks to lessen its dependence on China in the renewable energy supply chain. Republicans on Capitol Hill are...
by | May 5, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Latvia’s government this week voted to authorize the acquisition of Naval Strike Missile anti-ship weapons to bolster the country’s Baltic Sea shore defense capacities. The Cabinet made its decision as the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
by | May 5, 2023 | Security
As the Marine Corps continues to gender-integrate its boot camps on both coasts, it is shutting down the recruit training battalion that for decades was the only unit that turned female recruits into Marines. The closing of the now-coed 4th Recruit Training Battalion...
by | May 5, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Gen. CQ Brown stared directly into the camera. It had been several days since Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd. Protests and civil unrest over racism and inequality had spread across the country. Brown, then commander of Pacific Air...
by | May 4, 2023 | Security
This story was updated May 4, 2023, at 4:17 p.m. ET. NEW DELHI — India and Russia are formalizing a plan for the local production of Russian defense equipment and spare parts following a meeting between their defense ministers. The initiative comes as India and China...
by | May 4, 2023 | Security
MILAN – German defense contractor Rheinmetall unveiled plans last month for a drone envisioned to carry up to eight loitering munitions and release them close to their targets. The drone carrier, dubbed Combat Drone, is based on the existing Luna Next-Generation (NG)...
by | May 4, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — India and Russia have agreed to resolve delayed payments related to defense contracts, while also formalizing a plan for the local production of Russian equipment and spare parts. The planned resolution comes as India and China are caught up in a...
by | May 4, 2023 | Security
In September 2019, a swarm of Iranian drones and cruise missiles temporarily took half of Saudi oil production offline. Four months later, a barrage of missiles obliterated a base in Iraq, wounding more than 100 U.S. troops. In early 2022, a missile and drone attack...
