by | Feb 9, 2023 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter took center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation she’s being primed as a future leader as her father showed off his latest, largest nuclear missiles. The parade featured the...
by | Feb 9, 2023 | Security
MILAN, Italy — Norwegian special operators staged the Arctic Warrior Experiment recently, inviting participants from eight countries to test their latest cold-weather gear in rugged terrain. Modeled after similar experiments sponsored by U.S. Special Operations...
by | Feb 9, 2023 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a United States general said Wednesday, adding that Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine should serve as a warning to potential Asian aggressors like...
by | Feb 9, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has indicated it will give up its “obsolete” attack and observation helicopters in favor of unmanned systems, according to its defense buildup plans. They will be replaced by “attack/utility,” “miniature attack” and “surveillance” unmanned...
by | Feb 8, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Lawmakers voiced worries on Wednesday about the health of the defense-industrial base in a House hearing where trade leaders said spending volatility and red tape make it tough for industry to surge capacity. Amid broader discussions in the House about...
by | Feb 8, 2023 | Security
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has committed to training Ukrainian combat jet pilots, according to a statement made ahead of a Feb. 8 visit to London by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sunak also offered to bolster other initiatives, including...
by | Feb 8, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to reimagine how the U.S. military fights, including across the electromagnetic spectrum, and is looking to Ukraine for clues. “We are in a tremendously dynamic situation, where technology is...
by | Feb 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — German officials have approved an export license for industry-owned Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, enabling a coalition of donor countries to provide up to 178 of the weapons for Kyiv’s troops. Berlin’s Feb. 7 announcement clearing the export of the tanks in...
by | Feb 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. State Department has approved Poland to buy advanced rockets and rocket launchers worth $10 billion, marking the latest such order from Eastern European allies in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The proposed order covers 18 M142 High...
by | Feb 7, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — A technology demonstrator of India’s single-engine light combat aircraft successfully landed on the country’s first locally built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Monday for the first time, as part of compatibility testing. In a statement, the Indian Navy...
