US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in the latest US provocation against North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry and the US military said the bombers participated in exercises and were joined by US and South Korean fighter...
Ukraine’s Top General Says He Needs More Western Arms for Counteroffensive
Even though the US and its NATO allies have provided a massive amount of arms to Ukraine, the country's commander-in-chief has said more is needed for Ukrainian forces to advance more rapidly in their counteroffensive. In an interview with The Washington Post...
Report: US Close to Providing Ukraine With Widely Banned Cluster Bombs
The US is moving closer to sending widely-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine as the Biden administration is pushing Congress to put aside concerns about the harm the munitions cause to civilians, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The report said senior Biden...
Israel to Get New Fleet of F-35s Financed by US Aid
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...