by | May 21, 2024 | Security
The Defense Department is proposing legislation that would allow it to establish an Indo-Pacific Security Assistance Initiative to deliver weapons to Taiwan and other friendly militaries in the region, modeled after a similar program used to arm Ukraine. The proposal,...
by | May 21, 2024 | Security
HELSINKI — Top Finnish defense officials are moving closer to finalizing proposals aimed at filling the country’s NATO membership with life. One key consideration, which may require amendments to Finland’s constitution, relates to the hosting of alliance forces on...
by | May 21, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon in March put a price tag on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in the officer’s club at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin read a list of costs the Kremlin had tallied over two years: More than 315,000 troops killed or...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
MANILA and HONOLULU – The U.S. Army is exporting its Joint Pacific Multinational Combat Training Center to the Philippines as the Southeast Asia country seeks to enhance and modernize its defense strategy. The Philippines’ “concept of operations is shifting into one...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
ROME — The United Arab Emirates’ coast guard has signed a €400 million (U.S. $435 million) deal to acquire 10 offshore patrol vessels from both a domestic defense conglomerate and an Italian shipbuilder, the companies announced Monday. The deal follows the creation of...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
HELSINKI — Nordic governments are exploring the feasibility of an ambitious proposal to permit the Helsinki-based Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to provide competitively priced loans to defense companies in the private and state-ownership domain. Founded by the five...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
ROME — The United Arab Emirates’ coast guard has signed a €400 million (U.S. $435 million) deal to acquire 10 offshore patrol vessels from both a domestic defense conglomerate and an Italian shipbuilder, the companies announced Monday. The deal follows the creation of...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three months after kickstarting a bulk ammunition purchase for Ukraine, Czech officials share divergent assessments of how it’s going. “The Czech-led initiative to fund and procure urgently artillery ammo for Ukraine is progressing steadily –...
by | May 20, 2024 | Security
After a chaotic, months long saga, the U.S. has begun withdrawing its forces from Niger. The two countries announced their decision in a joint statement on Sunday, after almost a week of military talks. The deadline is September 15. America has relied on the west...
by | May 18, 2024 | Security
HONOLULU — The U.S. Army’s 3rd Multidomain Task Force, headquartered in Hawaii, is getting officers from both Australia and the U.K. this summer and will work on advancing technology that’s. focus of the second pillar of the AUKUS pact, according to U.S. Army Pacific...
