SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — American forces in the Middle East pounded central Syria Sunday in a massive round of strikes just a day after the country’s government crumbled. U.S. Central Command said that its warplanes conducted “dozens” of airstrikes on more than 75 sites, including known “ISIS leaders, operatives and camps.” The attacks used B-52 […]
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For years, the U.S. has been pushed by military officials and lawmakers to devote more resources to the rapidly evolving Arctic environment, but it is a recent surge in regional collaboration between China and Russia that is giving rise to an all-new sense of urgency. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on
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BAE Systems has won a new $2.5 billion contract to build more CV90 combat vehicles for Denmark and Sweden, the company announced Friday. Denmark has ordered 115 new CV9035 MkIIICs, and Sweden is acquiring 50 new vehicles. The deal also includes financing more vehicles bound for Ukraine. Sweden has already sent 50 CV90s to the
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WARSAW, Poland — As Slovak officials ponder the purchase of new attack helicopters, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák has announced Bratislava has received two new offers from the United States, allowing the nation to choose between 12 AH-1Z Viper helos and 12 upgraded UH-60 Black Hawk copters. “Now it is
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PARIS — The European Union’s brand new defense commissioner laid out his priorities for the 27-nation bloc in coming years, including keeping military aid flowing to Ukraine and arming up to prepare for possible Russian aggression against EU member states. Russia is the greatest military threat to the EU and will remain so for “quite
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Three U.S. service members are undergoing tests for potential traumatic brain injury after a strike earlier this week on an American base in Syria. In a briefing Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the attack occurred near Military Support Site Euphrates, which sits on the east side of the strategically important river in
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ROME — Ahead of a crucial vote in Romania on Sunday that could see a NATO-skeptic, Putin-friendly candidate elected president, a leading Romanian defense expert has said the Atlantic alliance’s growing ties to the country are not at risk. Iulian Chifu, a former adviser to the Romanian government on international security, said institutional safeguards would
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The Air Force has decided to let the incoming Trump administration make its own decision on the path forward for its Next Generation Air Dominance fighter. This summer, the Air Force paused its effort to develop and build a sixth-generation fighter amid concerns about its potential costs and began rethinking what it will need for
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French technology company Safran is significantly expanding its defense and space business in the United States, including investments in manufacturing across several states. Newly branded Safran Defense & Space Inc. will focus on bringing its high-tech solutions in satellite propulsion and communication, geospatial artificial intelligence and GPS-denied navigation to the U.S. in a more robust
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia’s Sea 3000 frigate project, as Korean and Spanish contenders fell by the wayside. Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has offered the MEKO A-200 platform, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries submitted its improved Mogami class for this estimated A$10 billion (US$6.4 billion) program.
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