by | Mar 6, 2023 | Security
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — More than 5,000 miles from NATO’s eastern flank, a new generation of allied fighter pilots is coming of age in North Texas. After decades of peace at home, American and European airmen here face a new reality: They are the frontline...
by | Mar 3, 2023 | Security
Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered a rousing speech to the Bundestag. He had a clear message: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression has ushered in a new era of war in Europe, and wealthy countries like Germany,...
by | Mar 3, 2023 | Security
ROME — Italy’s prime minister is visiting India and the United Arab Emirates this week to reset defense ties after a series of diplomatic crises saw Italian defense sales banned in India and Italian military personnel ejected from a key base in the Gulf. Prime...
by | Mar 3, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — All F-35 fighter jets should be retrofitted within 90 days with a fix intended to solve a potential engine vibration problem, the F-35 Joint Program Office said Thursday. The JPO issued an order Wednesday evening recommending the fleetwide retrofit —...
by | Mar 2, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — European Union leaders are expected to debate proposals this month for the bloc to get involved in buying 155mm artillery shells, as member states seek to restock their depleted inventories and help Ukraine’s forces defend themselves. The shortage is high...
by | Mar 2, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration in its highly anticipated cyber strategy pledged to use “all instruments of national power” to disrupt and dismantle malicious cyber actors near and far, while also promising to invigorate international relationships, including...
by | Mar 2, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — The Indian government on Wednesday approved the purchase of three training ships cadets for $388.5 million from local private defense company Larsen & Toubro. Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security,...
by | Mar 1, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — India’s top decision-maker on defense matters has endorsed the purchase of 70 locally made HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft for $388.5 million. Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime...
by | Mar 1, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — European satellite communications industry and academia have kicked off a government-supported effort to develop a new protected waveform for the continent’s militaries. The European Protected Waveform is one of the 61 projects to receive...
by | Mar 1, 2023 | Security
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.” Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition arrived Tuesday in...
