WASHINGTON — The United States assesses that Russia is suffering failure rates as high as 60% on some days for some of the precision-guided missiles it is using to attack Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of the intelligence told Reuters.

The disclosure could help explain why Russia …

ISTANBUL — As Turkey-France-Italy, “we have decided to continue our efforts to revive steps we have taken regarding SAMP-T missile defense system,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday.

The missile defense system was developed by the Franco-Italian EUROSAM consortium.

Erdoğan was speak…

PHILADELPHIA — Boeing and Airbus Helicopters today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on the H-47 Chinook in support of Germany’s Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter requirements.

“We are pleased that Airbus Helicopters has joined our team of strategic …

NATO leaders meeting in Brussels discussed the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, ways the alliance can support Ukraine’s defense, and ways to best defend NATO nations, said alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The secretary general spoke following the meeting of NATO heads of st…

China and Russia are looking for opportunities to undermine U.S. partnerships in the Americas, generals said.

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander, U.S. Southern Command, testif…

The Biden administration will request an $813.3 billion national security budget on Monday, which includes $773 billion for the Pentagon plus funding for nuclear programs in the Department of Energy and other defense-related activities.

The FY23 request is around $31 billion higher than the $782 …