by | Mar 22, 2023 | Security
Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors landed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines last week in a move signaling increased defense efforts between the two countries. During the exercise, U.S. pilots from the Alaska-based 525th Fighter Squadron joined aviators from the...
by | Mar 22, 2023 | Security
FORT SILL, Okla. — Several large, 12-wheeled military vehicles carrying mobile missile launchers rumbled across the southwest Oklahoma prairie on Tuesday as part of a training exercise at the Fort Sill Army Post. Spilling out of the sand-colored vehicles and quickly...
by | Mar 22, 2023 | Security
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The United States has offered Slovakia 12 new military helicopters as compensation for the MiG-29 fighter jets the European country is giving to Ukraine, Slovakia’s defense minister said Wednesday. Under the offer, Slovakia would pay $340...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
MILAN, Italy — German arms maker Rheinmetall wants to build a factory in Ukraine that could produce up to 400 of the company’s envisioned Panther KF51 main battle tanks annually. Some land warfare experts argue those plans are iffy, at best, pointing to pitfalls...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
Milan, Italy – South Africa’s Paramount Group is gearing up production of composite blades for Mi-type helicopters with the establishment of a production facility in the UAE, looking to collect orders from African operators of the aircraft in need of maintenance and...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
The State Department announced Monday that the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment, as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive. The latest package of...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
CAMDEN, Ark. — In downtown Camden, in south-central Arkansas, a large number of storefronts sit dark and empty, offering little insight into what once thrived there. On one block, only a florist and an artisanal soap shop were open on a recent Monday. “This building...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
Milan, Italy – South Africa’s Paramount Group is gearing up production of composite blades for Soviet-designed helicopters with the establishment of a production facility in the UAE, looking to collect orders from African operators of the aircraft in need of...
by | Mar 21, 2023 | Security
CAMDEN, Ark. — In downtown Camden, in south-central Arkansas, a large number of storefronts sit dark and empty, offering little insight into what once thrived there. On one block, only a florist and an artisanal soap shop were open on a recent Monday. “This building...
by | Mar 20, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Croatian parliament’s Defence Committee backed the government’s planned purchase of 30 new Patria eight-wheel-drive armored modular vehicles and an undisclosed number of Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles. The two envisioned purchases are part of...
