The Americas

Brazil sets up fund for Army’s armored vehicle, missile capabilities

The focus on armored vehicles will see various types manufactured by the Iveco, which opened a local factory 10 years ago.

3 days ago

Argentina agrees to buy Leonardo AW109M helicopters

The AW109Ms would be used by the Argentine Navy in a seagoing role aboard French-built Bouchard-class offshore patrol vessels.

5 days ago

A statue depicting ancient Greek goddess Athena in central Athens is seen during a "blood moon" eclipse in July 2018.

Opinion

Why the military is integral to America’s return to the moon

A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.

Top Marine leader sworn in 1 day after Senate confirmation

Gen. Eric Smith took on the role Friday morning in a small ceremony at the Pentagon.

9 days ago

Dems weigh batch votes to bypass Tuberville for remaining nominees

After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville.

10 days ago

Argentina eyes surplus CH-46 helicopters as Mi-17 replacement

Argentina was unable to perform maintenance on its Mi-17s because of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.

10 days ago

Three top military leaders confirmed after Senate deal

The Senate is expected to fill three vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — including the chairman post — after a surprise breakthrough Wednesday.

11 days ago

An engineer works in the clean-room facilities at the LETI, a French research institute for electronics and information technologies founded by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

12 days ago

Opinion

How to ensure the defense-industrial base and supply chain resiliency

Here are several recommendations for actionable policies that could contribute to the long-term health and resiliency of the industrial base.

12 days ago

US State Department approves South Korea to buy 25 more F-35A jets

The potential deal is estimated to be worth more than $5 billion.

2 weeks ago

Opinion

US seizes initiative on space security for the first time in decades

The world is on Washington’s side to help make space more secure and sustainable, if only it has the political will to lead.

2 weeks ago

Bass warns airmen to prepare for asymmetric warfare

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force warned airmen not to underestimate the cyber and information domains as drivers and amplifiers of conflict.

3 weeks ago

Opinion

What new federal cybersecurity policy means for government contractors

The most controversial section calls for holding software companies liable for producing insecure code.

3 weeks ago

Argentina buys P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft from Norway

Three are fitted for maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface missions, and one is designed for search and rescue operations.

3 weeks ago

The US Navy is spending billions to stabilize vendors. Will it work?

Find out how the U.S. submarine-industrial base is faring after $2.3 billion went toward shoring up two shipbuilders and their thousands of suppliers.

3 weeks ago

Allies target early AUKUS milestones to keep 20-year plan on track

Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. have been hard at work since March to get the decades-long AUKUS submarine collaboration plan off to a strong start.

3 weeks ago

Opinion

The avoidable consequences of a government shutdown

The real hostages, and eventual losers in this blame game, are not elected officials or single issues of contention; they are American taxpayers.

4 weeks ago

AUKUS standoff: Australia, UK wait on Congress to approve pact

AUKUS was announced two years ago. Now Congress must pass several bills to make the pact work, from export controls to submarine transfer authorities.

4 weeks ago

Recovery takes shape at Air Force’s typhoon-battered base in Guam

It could take one to two years, if not longer, to return the Air Force’s westernmost outpost in the Pacific to its pre-storm state.

4 weeks ago

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The focus on armored vehicles will see various types manufactured by the Iveco, which opened a local factory 10 years ago.

The AW109Ms would be used by the Argentine Navy in a seagoing role aboard French-built Bouchard-class offshore patrol vessels.

A lack of military involvement will slow U.S. progress in the race to the moon and place at risk national security, scientific and economic interests.

Gen. Eric Smith took on the role Friday morning in a small ceremony at the Pentagon.

After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville.

Argentina was unable to perform maintenance on its Mi-17s because of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.

The Senate is expected to fill three vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff — including the chairman post — after a surprise breakthrough Wednesday.

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

Here are several recommendations for actionable policies that could contribute to the long-term health and resiliency of the industrial base.

The potential deal is estimated to be worth more than $5 billion.

The world is on Washington’s side to help make space more secure and sustainable, if only it has the political will to lead.

The chief master sergeant of the Air Force warned airmen not to underestimate the cyber and information domains as drivers and amplifiers of conflict.

The most controversial section calls for holding software companies liable for producing insecure code.

Three are fitted for maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface missions, and one is designed for search and rescue operations.

Find out how the U.S. submarine-industrial base is faring after $2.3 billion went toward shoring up two shipbuilders and their thousands of suppliers.

Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. have been hard at work since March to get the decades-long AUKUS submarine collaboration plan off to a strong start.

The real hostages, and eventual losers in this blame game, are not elected officials or single issues of contention; they are American taxpayers.

AUKUS was announced two years ago. Now Congress must pass several bills to make the pact work, from export controls to submarine transfer authorities.

It could take one to two years, if not longer, to return the Air Force’s westernmost outpost in the Pacific to its pre-storm state.