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US is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says
After a pause in some weapons shipment, U.S. officials said this week that 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets were on their way.
By Illia Novikov, AP
New Navy EW program set for major milestone this summer
The Navy is planning a critical design review for the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare program for the summer.
By Mark Pomerleau
Inhofe wants new adviser brigade in Africa
Sen. Jim Inhofe has sent a letter to the Army secretary asking him to consider sending a Security Force Assistance Brigade to Africa.
By Jen Judson
The Navy, once again, soft-pedals its own 355 ship-count assessment
The size of the fleet is not the most important metric of sea power, an admiral said.
By David B. Larter
Sri Lanka cedes major port to China, fueling tensions
Why has Sri Lanka, an island nation in the Indian Ocean the size of West Virginia, become another flashpoint in regional naval competition.
By Joe Gould
From record cocaine seizures to hybrid war, Coast Guard missions on the rise
The Coast Guard mission is growing as the world rapidly evolves.
By Shawn Snow
India’s Air Force just started a $19.5 billion fighter program — sort of
The Indian air force has launched a very ambitious $19.5 billion program to buy 110 military fighters.
Five big questions for Jim Mattis on Capitol Hill this week
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a review of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget request.
By Joe Gould
As Arctic waters open, nations plant their flags
The Arctic panel at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space exposition comes at a time when the sea ice on top of the world continues to retreat, presenting billions of dollars in new economic potential that is surfacing alongside new environmental and security challenges.
Pentagon formulating plan to move F-35 management from central office to services
A letter from the Pentagon's top acquisition official tells lawmakers that the department is working on a plan to restructure management of the F-35 program.
By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
US Air Force to deploy CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft to Japan early
The early arrival of the CV-22s in the Pacific Command area of responsibility addresses "regional security concerns in line with the recently released 2018 National Defense Strategy," according to the Air Force.
By Mike Yeo