The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv’s use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defense systems would be powerless to stop […]
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ISTANBUL — The Baykar TB-3 combat drone landed and took off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Anadolu for the first time this week, a demonstration that officials called a milestone for Turkey’s military capabilities. Turkish drone maker Bayraktar publicized the Nov. 19 event on social media and shared videos of the
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Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed skepticism about for years. Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker was “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure the United States’ interests are
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The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are eating away at critical U.S. weapons stockpiles and could hamper the military’s ability to respond to China should a conflict arise in the Indo-Pacific, the top U.S. commander for that region said Tuesday. Head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo cautioned Tuesday that the U.S.
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JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, accumulating a 5.2% increase in its order backlog, to $2.2 billion, a trend in line with other local defense companies supplying weapons for Israel’s war against Hamas and Hezbollah. The Israeli company booked fresh deals recently, including a $127 million contract
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Boeing’s F-15 jet is undergoing a renaissance in Asia, as two countries implement modernization programs on legacy fleets, and another customer eyes the latest F-15EX version. South Korea is the second Asian nation to announce F-15 upgrades. On Nov. 19, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved a $6.2 billion
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BERLIN — The European Union must move to integrate its disparate defense cooperation mechanisms to make the bloc more militarily formidable, a recent review document approved by the European Council says. The self-assessment evaluated the strategic objectives and inner workings of the Permanent Structured Cooperation mechanism, or PESCO. The EU created the scheme in 2017
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WARSAW, Poland — In a major step towards ramping up NATO’s missile-defense capabilities, the alliance took control of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence System (AAMDS) in Redzikowo, northern Poland, earlier this month. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk used the Nov. 13 activation ceremony to announce his country would boost investments in domestic artillery ammunition production
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ROME — As the war in Ukraine boosts arms spending across Europe, the continent’s defense industry grew by 16.9 percent last year, reaching revenue of nearly €160 billion, or almost $170 billion, a trade association has reported. The sector also saw employment swell by 8.9 percent to reach a head count of 581,000, the Aerospace,
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The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The latest tranche of weapons comes as worries grow about an escalation in the
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