“This is really designed to support the modernization of Filipino forces and Coast Guard as they transition to focus on external defense,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The long-awaited deliveries of the aircraft could represent a major uplift in capability for Ukraine, which has been largely relying on Soviet-era MiG-29 and Su-27 combat jets to counter Russia’s invasion.
The jet-powered transport’s speed, survivability and multi-mission agility position it as a viable option to the C-130 for the US and NATO allies.
"It's hard to put an exact timeline on how long it would take… [but] I can guarantee you without our support, Putin will be successful,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told lawmakers.
Top US officials made high-profile visits recently to help quell Israeli-Palestinian violence, but Israeli defense officials clearly have Iran on the mind.
The two hosted payloads, designed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, will keep tabs on spacecraft and dangerous debris in geosynchronous orbit (GEO).
Defense sources here say a recent visit from the IDF's upcoming chief was timed explicitly to ensure continued operational dialogue with the Pentagon in case relations between the two nations' defense ministers becomes rocky.
Protecting warfighters requires fast, accurate, and dependable systems that work flawlessly to military standards.
The White House announced that Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of State for east Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kurt Campbell, the National Security Council's Indo-Pacific Coordinator, will lead an interagency delegation to the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
With Washington demonstrating little competency or reliability, Beijing is likely to press countries to include Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications corporations in their 5G networks, lest they alienate Beijing.
The Biden Administration is hitting the brakes on the relaxed weapons sales policies of the Trump administration - at least for now.
The Trump administration's belated - and very expensive - plans to reinvent the Navy are about to get a scrubbing by the Biden team.
With potential adversaries no longer predictable, training must move beyond just live exercises and flight simulators.