MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. Navy intercepted an Iranian warship that seized and detained two U.S. unmanned surface vessels operated by U.S. 5th Fleet in the Red Sea, Sept. 1, two days after Iran was unsuccessful in seizing a similar vessel in the Arabian Gulf.

Jamaran (FFLG 76), an Islamic Repu…

TEHRAN — Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, commander of the Iranian Air Force, told Borna news agency on Sunday that Iran is seeking to purchase fighter aircraft. Vahedi announced that purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 fighters from Russia is on the agenda of the air force.

He said the purchase of Sukhoi …

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Denys Shmyhal on Sunday as the Ukrainian prime minister sought more heavy weapons from Berlin.

Shmyhal is the first high-level Ukrainian official to visit Germany in several months and acknowledged that Berlin has stepped up its military help, wit…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has launched a wide-ranging push to speed up sales of U.S. arms to foreign allies in an effort to better compete with China and refill the arsenals of friendly nations that have given military gear to Ukraine.

The Pentagon last month created a task force of senior offi…

MOSCOW — Russia’s troops have successfully tested the upgraded Ka-52M reconnaissance/attack helicopter in their special military operation in Ukraine, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Friday.

“Currently, the Ka-52M is undergoing state trials and the military has made a dec…

The Artemis I mission to the moon is among the greatest debacles in NASA history. The launch of the massive rocket known as the Space Launch System rocket was delayed twice this past week. The second time was due to hydrogen leakage in an inlet.

The next launch will be put off for weeks, or perha…