by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
MUSKӦ NAVAL BASE, Sweden — In its bid to join NATO, Sweden may cross the finish line in time for the transatlantic alliance’s next summit in mid-July, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the start of a bilateral meeting with his Swedish counterpart here...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
The Pentagon plans to send another $325 million tranche of artillery, anti-armor weapons and other military aid to Ukraine as the embattled country considers a spring offensive against Russian troops, a U.S. defense official said Wednesday. The new security package...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Britain’s defense ministry is failing to adapt its equipment-procurement processes fast enough in the face of a more volatile world, a powerful parliamentary committee has warned in a report published April 19. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies where American sailors often faces tense encounters with Iranian forces. The trip by the L3...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
House Armed Services Committee members level tough questions at a Navy admiral on the U.S. ability to match China’s missile capabilities in coming years. House Armed Services Committee members grilled Pentagon leaders Tuesday on why the U.S. military continues...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday. Previous missile and rocket tests have demonstrated that North Korea can send...
by | Apr 19, 2023 | Security
Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian strikes during the war. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more...
by | Apr 18, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky said Tuesday it won’t sue the U.S. Army after the Government Accountability Office rejected its protest of the service’s decision to choose Textron’s Bell to build the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The FLRAA competition...
by | Apr 18, 2023 | Security
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president Tuesday reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day, though he stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. The comments by Ebrahim Raisi came as fighter jets...
by | Apr 18, 2023 | Security
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers Tuesday, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China imposed trade and investment sanctions in February on Lockheed Martin...
