Defense
Fighting rages in critical Ukrainian city as Kyiv pleads for more weapons from West
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place in the strategically important Donbas city of Severodonetsk. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Intense fighting is ongoing in the streets of a critical eastern Ukrainian city now at the heart of Moscow’s invasion, as Kyiv implored the West to deliver more weapons to […]
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Australia reaches settlement with France over scrapped submarine deal
French President Emmanuel Macron and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stand on the deck of HMAS Waller, a Collins-class submarine operated by the Royal Australian Navy, at Garden Island in Sydney on May 2, 2018. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Australia’s new Labor-led government has reached a 555 million euro ($583.58 million) […]
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China is becoming more ‘coercive and aggressive,’ U.S. defense chief says
A combat drill held by China in the East China Sea. AFP | Getty Images The United States will do its part to manage tensions with China and prevent conflict even though Beijing is becoming increasingly aggressive in the Asian region, including near Taiwan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday. Relations between China […]
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Trump’s Air Force One paint scheme scrapped by Biden
A model of the proposed paint scheme of the next generation of Air Force One is on display during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House June 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images The Biden administration will […]
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The Quad’s new maritime initiative has potential to spur militarization of the Indo-Pacific
The Quad’s MDA program may further militarize the Indo-Pacific region, where U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is seen here in a file photo leading a formation. Stocktrek Images | Stocktrek Images | Getty Images The Quad countries want to jointly monitor movements of ships and submarines in the Indo-Pacific using satellites, a move analysts warn […]
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U.S., allies fly fighter jets amid North Korea tensions
People watch a TV news program reporting on North Korea test-firing a newly developed tactical guided weapon on April 17, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. The United States and its Asian allies flew dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a […]
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Sweden and Finland want to join NATO. Here’s how that would work
Sweden and Finland have requested to become members of NATO, but how does the process work, and can anybody join? CNBC looks at how the defense alliance is expanding, and what that means for the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked a major shift in the way Europe sees its security and defense. Sweden […]
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Russia’s failure to achieve major goals in Ukraine is ‘quite embarrassing,’ ex-U.S. official says
A destroyed Russian tank about 25 miles west of Kyiv. Russia failed to achieve its key tactical objectives in the first 100 days of the Ukraine war, according to a former U.S. diplomat. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Russia has failed to achieve its strategic goals in the first […]
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South Korea, U.S. launch 8 missiles in response to North Korea’s missile firings
A news broadcast shows file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 17, 2022, after North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward in the country’s fourth suspected weapons test this month, according to the South’s military. Jung Yeon-je | AFP | Getty Images South Korea and the […]
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Australia says a Chinese fighter jet intercepted its surveillance craft in May
A J-16 fighter jet flies over PLA naval aviation training base in Ningbo, China on Jan. 14, 2021. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images A Chinese fighter aircraft dangerously intercepted an Australian military surveillance plane in the South China Sea region in May, Australia’s defense department said on Sunday. The Royal Australian Air […]
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