Britain’s Royal Air Force will operate a fleet of five Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft in an almost $2 billion deal with Boeing. (British Ministry of Defence)

Britain to buy Wedgetail aircraft in nearly $2 billion deal

All five aircraft, based on the Boeing 737 NG airliner, will be modified to the E-7 AEW standard by local British company Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group based in Cambridge, eastern England.

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Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a welcome ceremony with then-Chinese counterpart Gen. Fang Fenghui at the Ba Yi on Aug. 15, 2017. Dunford has been critical of U.S. companies doing business with China. (U.S. Navy)

Dunford to meet with Google for ‘debate’ on Chinese ties

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The Sikorsky-Boeing made SB-1 Defiant coaxial demonstrator helicopter flew on March 21, 2019 for the first time at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida, facility. (Photo courtesy of Sikorsky and Boeing)

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After a series of delays, the prototype took to the sky.

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British Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, chairman of NATO's Military Committee, addresses the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on March 13, 2019. (Sgt. James K. McCann/U.S. Army)

NATO’s top military official talks Russia, Turkey and the INF Treaty

Since June 2018, Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach has led NATO's Military Committee, advancing the mantra of collective defense while balancing distinct threats of a more capable Russia, a more belligerent Iran and omnipresent terrorist activities.

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A U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tank crew participate in exercise Combined Resolve XI in Hohenfels, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2018. Drills like these are funded by the European Deterrence Initiative program. (Staff Sgt. Ron Lee/U.S. Army National Guard)

The European Deterrence (Reassurance) Initiative sends the wrong message

In Washington, the European Deterrence Initiative is cast as a demonstration of America’s commitment to European allies. In reality, however, it’s a duplicative program which functions as yet another U.S. entitlement to Europe.

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