Defense
The UK has pledged to help India build its advanced fighter jets. Here’s why
Seen here with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during a visit to India, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the first western leader to take steps to reduce Indian dependence on Russian arms. Both leaders called on Russia for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Photo By Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images| Hindustan […]
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Blinken, Austin meet with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, a wartime first for top U.S. officials
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022. NBC News reports Blinken and Austin slipped into Ukraine on Sunday for an extraordinary wartime meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bringing new promises of military and diplomatic support. Michael Mccoy | Afp | Getty Images […]
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Why a tiny Pacific nation’s China deal is getting global attention
Australian defence forces in Solomon Islands on Dec. 1, 2021. NBC News reports the United States and its allies fear the deal between China and the Solomon Islands could enhance Beijing’s military power in the Indo-pacific. CPL Brandon Grey | Australian Department of Defence | Getty Images A tiny island chain in the South Pacific […]
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Tiny, landlocked Moldova struggles to deal with the fallout of Russia’s war on Ukraine
A man holds his child as families, who fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, wait to enter a refugee camp in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on March 3, 2022. Nikolay Doychinov | Afp | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russia’s war on Ukraine has exposed a host of new threats for the tiny, landlocked nation […]
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Ghost drones, helicopters and howitzers: Here’s a look at the weapons the U.S. is sending Ukraine
A Soldier conducts registration and calibration for the M777A2 howitzer weapon system in Syria, Sept. 30, 2021. U.S. Army Spc. Isaiah Scott | U.S. Army WASHINGTON — From heavy artillery to tactical drones to armored vehicles, the U.S. has provided $3.4 billion in weapons to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion two months ago. The latest military aid […]
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South Korea and North Korea leaders sent ‘personal letters’ to each other this week
Korean leaders Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in exchanged personal letters this week, the North’s state news agency KCNA reported. This file photo shows the two leaders at the end of an inter-Korean summit in 2018. Pyeongyang Press Corps | Getty Images News | Getty Images North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded to a […]
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Biden says U.S. will send $1.3 billion in additional military and economic support to Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk region of the country attend the handover ceremony of military heavy weapons and equipment in Kiev on November 15, 2018. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United States will send another $800 million security package and an additional $500 […]
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How Ukraine’s mud became a secret weapon in its defense against Russia
A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces stands on a damaged Russian tank on the outskirts of Nova Basan village in Ukraine on April 01, 2022. Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 coincided with what’s known locally as the “muddy road season,” or “Rasputitsa” in Russian. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images When […]
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Russia and Ukraine’s battle for Donbas could decide the war — and it could go either way
Ukrainian soldiers stand on their armored personnel carrier (APC), not far from the front-line with Russian troops, in Izyum district, Kharkiv region on April 18, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s new offensive in the Donbas region could prove to be extremely significant and decisive in the war, analysts warn, and could […]
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U.S. plans to announce another colossal military aid package for Ukraine
U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines fire the M777-A2 Howitzer down range during Integrated Training Exercise 2-15 at Blacktop Training Area aboard Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 31st, 2015. Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson | US Marine Corps WASHINGTON —The Biden administration is expected to […]
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