by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
BEIRUT — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and...
by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
GRAZ, Austria — Austria is trying to decide on a successor for its recently retired fleet of jet trainers. A leading contender showed off its aerobatic skills at the Airpower show at the Zeltweg air base this month, reinvigorating speculation on whether Vienna will...
by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France plans to launch a maneuverable satellite into low Earth orbit in the next two years that can target other satellites, something French Space Command said is necessary to show the country can take action to protect its space assets. French nanosatellite...
by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The backbone of India’s fighter jet fleet is the Russian-designed Sukhoi Su-30MKI, and the country recently ordered 240 engines to keep the fleet airborne for years to come. Following approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security earlier...
by | Sep 16, 2024 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday that they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone, with video circulating online showing what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile strike and flaming wreckage strewn across the ground. The...
by | Sep 16, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft touched down in New Zealand earlier this month, part of a plan by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to retire its 1960s-era C-130H Hercules fleet. The initial plane, made by Lockheed...
by | Sep 16, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italian defense group Leonardo will invest £435 million ($575 million) in the UK this year, including upgrades to its helicopter production line and funding for laser and quantum technology work, the UK government said on Monday. The announcement was made as UK...
by | Sep 14, 2024 | Security
Nearly $6 billion in U.S. funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials said the Biden administration has...
by | Sep 14, 2024 | Security
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African...
by | Sep 13, 2024 | Security
The U.S. State Department on Friday announced it has approved the sale of 32 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to Romania in a deal worth roughly $7.2 billion. Romania’s deal for the Lockheed Martin-made F-35s will also include F135 engines made by Pratt & Whitney for...
