Yearly Archive: 2022

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has asked congressional leaders to approve the sale of advanced weapons and other equipment for Turkey’s fleet of F-16 jet fighters, U.S. officials said, setting up a showdown with lawmakers over a proposal to sell more of the aircraft to Ankara as it seeks to…

SEOUL — North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Thursday, the South Korean military said, in its first major provocation since the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area of …

WASHINGTON — Should Russia and China launch competing world conflicts, the Navy is unprepared to fight two wars in separate regions without additional ships, the service’s top officer told senators on Thursday.

The current fleet of about 298 ships “is not sized to handle two simultaneous confli…

The United Kingdom is purchasing the Soviet- and Russian-made defense equipment to provide it to Ukraine to help fight off the Russian invaders, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Ben Wallace, Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom, stated that his country is looking for Soviet-made weapons all…

The Ministry of Defense’s (DDPS) basic reports on the “Future air defence,” “Future of the ground forces” and “Cyber overall concept” show that the focus on the threat situation and the corresponding further development of the army’s capabilities are correct.

The armed forces’ capabilities are to…

TYNDALL AFB, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $532 million construction contract May 10 to Hensel Phelps to deliver 11 projects that directly support flightline operations for the F-35A Lightning II aircraft slated to arrive at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in September 2023. …