by | Jan 14, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine security official said Tuesday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits....
by | Jan 14, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Denmark repatriated three more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters it had been using for pilot training in the U.S., finalizing a workaround to delivery delays by Lockheed Martin, after the Nordic country already flew home four aircraft in an older configuration in...
by | Jan 14, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Sweden has said it will assist NATO in its efforts to bolster the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea by providing up to three warships and other defense equipment to help deter any potential sabotage of undersea infrastructure. The Swedish military will...
by | Jan 13, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The leaders of five key European NATO members envision joint military drills in 2026, while advancing their defense industries’ cooperation with Ukraine, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced today. The...
by | Jan 13, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The number of times NATO fighter jet scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching allied airspace over Europe has changed little in 2024 compared to 2023, even as Western leaders grow increasingly worried about Russian aggression and hybrid...
by | Jan 10, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Serbia, one of Moscow’s staunchest allies in Europe, has been forced to cancel a number of contracts to purchase Russian weapons, according to Gen. Milan Mojsilović, the chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. As international...
by | Jan 10, 2025 | Security
MILAN — After NATO announced last month that it would beef up its naval presence in the Baltic Sea, Finnish media reported that the military alliance is expected to deploy up to 10 warships to protect undersea cables in the area against possible sabotage. Allies held...
by | Jan 10, 2025 | Security
ROME — Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has said Italy may employ Elon Musk’s Starlink service to provide encrypted satellite communications to link its military contingents around the world because there is “no public alternative.” Meloni said Starlink offered...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — In late July 2021, as Lloyd Austin arrived at Malacañan Palace, the grand presidential estate in the heart of Manila, his team feared a catastrophe. America’s new defense secretary was here to see Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines’ combative...
by | Jan 9, 2025 | Security
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat following the ouster of Bashar Assad’s government, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press. American...
