by | Sep 27, 2022 | Security
SEOUL, South Korea — The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its carrier strike group launched drills with South Korean warships off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday in their first such training in five years, a day after North Korea test-fired a short-range...
by | Sep 27, 2022 | Security
The Army is dispatching two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Latvia for the country’s national combat readiness exercises, according to a statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Approximately a dozen personnel will be deployed with the rocket systems to...
by | Sep 27, 2022 | Security
LONDON — Britain may be in economic turmoil right now but that hasn’t stopped Defense Secretary Ben Wallace emphasizing the new government’s pledge to effectively double spending on the military by 2030. In his first interview since the Conservative government, led by...
by | Sep 23, 2022 | Security
MILAN, Italy — Greece is working to ramp up its domestic drone industry, which has lagged behind other European countries, with the development of the locally made “Archytas” aircraft. Officials presented the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone for the first...
by | Sep 23, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — A South African company has sold nine short-takeoff-and-landing Mwari aircraft to multiple air forces, the company announced Wednesday during the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo. “Mwari addresses a key global security requirement from air forces around...
by | Sep 22, 2022 | Security
ROME — The head of the Italian Air Force will travel to Japan next month to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart about collaboration on sixth-generation fighter technology. General Luca Goretti said the visit would be a chance to explore what ambitions Rome and...
by | Sep 22, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Brazil’s military has purchased new helicopters from Airbus, according to a statement from the European defense company. The deal includes 27 single-engine H125 helos meant to “boost the training capacity” of Brazil’s Air Force and Navy, the Friday...
by | Sep 21, 2022 | Security
ROME — The Italian Air Force and Navy have finally figured out how to manage their small fleets of F-35Bs, and it goes something like “Joint training and operations, but separate bases.” With both services due to receive just 15 F-35B’s each, the need for pooled...
by | Sep 21, 2022 | Security
AUSTIN, Texas — Mobility tactics, advanced technology and a workshop mentality for fixing battlefield problems all point to Ukrainian success fighting the Russian invasion. But sustained success in the shadow of a mass Russian military mobilization announced Wednesday...
by | Sep 21, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has reached an agreement aimed at advancing Pentagon nominees who would oversee acquisitions and defense industrial-base policy following controversy over a road in an Alaskan mining district. Sen. Dan Sullivan,...
