US Amphibious Group Watches Arabian Sea as Iran Tensions Boils
At a green sign from a sailor, a U.S. Harrier fighter jet launches from the amphibious strike ship USS Boxer in the Arabian Sea as an oil tanker passes, a…
US to Remove Turkey from F-35 Mission After Russian Missile Defense Purchase
The US said on Wednesday that it was eradicating Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a measure long warned and expected after Ankara started accepting shipment of an advanced…
Iran Criticizes Britain for Capturing Tanker Off Gibraltar
A report by the Iranian government Wednesday stated Britain breached international regulation this month when it held the Grace 1 oil tanker, which was taken in global seas off the…
US Air Force’s Chief General Experiences Taste of Finnish Fighter Tactics
On a summer morning over the forests of Finland, the U.S. Air Force’s chief general flew in the backseat of an F/A-18 Hornet, watching a Finnish pilot conducting an air…
Lithuania Modernizes Its Defense in Russia’s Rising Military Power
As Russia developed its army power in Kaliningrad and its Western Army District and gains influence with its neighbor Belarus, Lithuania continues to make a great deal in the modernization…
Departing Estonian Air Chief Says, NATO Needs to Enhance Its Response Time
Over the last ten years, Estonia has observed Russia get better at coordinating its army operations. And that’s an issue for the departing Estonian air force leader, who worries that…
US to Cut Flight Hours of East Coast Navy Aviators
Budget shortfalls created partly by better-than-expected demands on marine patrol aircraft are forcing the Navy to reduce flight hours for many squadrons on the East Coast, per a naval aviation…
US Kicks Turkey Out of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program
The U.S. has eliminated Turkey from the F-35 joint strike fighter program, and Turkey will lose its manufacturing work on the jet by March 2020, following its acceptance of the…
China to Put Sanctions On US Firms Selling Arms to Taiwan
China’s government and Chinese firms will cut links with U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry stated on Monday, refusing to give particulars of the penalties in a…
Qatar Says French Missile Discovered During Arm Seizure in Italy Was Sold 25 Years Ago
A French missile earlier owned by Qatar’s military and located among a massive armory of weapons confiscated in Italy was sold by Qatar 25 years ago to a third nation.…