The Israeli Defense Ministry said Sunday that Israel will acquire a third fleet of Lockheed Martin-made F-35 fighter jets using US military aid funds. The deal for 25 F-35 fighter jets is estimated to cost about $3 billion and will be purchased through Foreign...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Syrian City of Homs
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian city of Homs early Sunday morning, Syria's SANA news agency reported. "At around 12:20 am today, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression from the direction northeast of Beirut, targeting some points in the vicinity of the...
Letter Calls for Pentagon to ‘Make Amends’ for Killing Civilian in Syria Drone Strike
Twenty-one organizations have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the Pentagon to conduct a transparent investigation into a May 3 drone strike that killed a civilian in northwest Syria's Idlib province. When the strike was first launched,...
Pentagon Says Chinese Balloon Did Not Collect Data While Over US
The Pentagon said Thursday that the Chinese balloon that wound up over the US in February did not collect data while it flew over US territory. "We believe that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or flying over the United States, and...
UK Says NATO Should Consider Waiving Membership Action Plan for Ukraine
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that NATO should consider skipping a Membership Action Plan (MAP) as a requirement for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance. The MAP is designed to ensure aspiring NATO members meet certain political,...
Raytheon Calls in Retirees to Help Produce Stinger Missiles
Raytheon has called in retired engineers to help produce Stinger anti-aircraft missiles that the US has been providing Ukraine, Defense One reported on Thursday. Stingers are shoulder-fired missiles that were out of production for 20 years until the US started sending...
Taiwan’s Tsai Thanks US Congressional Delegation for Increasing Ties
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with a visiting US congressional delegation in Taipei on Wednesday and thanked the lawmakers for the steps the US is taking to increase support for Taiwan. "We thank the US Congress for consistently showing bipartisan concern for...
Report: US Close to Approving Long-Range ATACMS for Ukraine
The US is close to approving the provision of longer-range missiles for Ukraine that the White House has been reluctant to send due to concerns of escalation, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) have a range of up...
NYT: US Officials Claim Russian General Knew About Prigozhin’s Rebellion Plans
US officials speaking to The New York Times said Wednesday that a senior Russian general knew Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning an uprising, a claim dismissed by the Kremlin. The US officials claimed that intelligence showed Gen. Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian...
Report: US Expressed Concern to Israel About Leaking Info on Iran Talks
Axios reported on Wednesday that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed concern to his Israeli counterpart about Israel leaking information to the press about the US and Iran holding indirect talks to reach an interim agreement on Tehran's...