Defense

Metal Shark Completes U.S. Navy Patrol Boat Program

Metal Shark has successfully completed production of the U.S. Navy’s 40-foot Patrol Boat (40PB) Flight 1 program, marking a major milestone in the company’s support of Navy Expeditionary Combat...

U.S. Forces Start Mine Clearance Mission in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on 11 April that USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) had begun setting...

US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and...

Third Invincible-Class Submarine Returns to Singapore

The homecoming ceremony for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Invincible-class submarine, Illustrious, was held yesterday at RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base. Singapore MoD...

UKEF Secures £128 Million for Indonesian Navy’s Submarine Rescue Systems

The United Kingdom’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has secured £128 million in loan guarantee financing to support the export of British-made...

Army debuts data operations center to serve as information hub

The U.S. Army launched a new data center earlier this month to support the flow of information from the military’s vast troves to commanders...

The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor

Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard...

The president who threatened to end a civilization is supposed to guarantee Ukraine’s survival

KYIV, Ukraine — On Tuesday, the president of the United States sent a message to the world. The man whose military is supposed to...

Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico

The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government’s use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system...

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin agree to $4.7 billion PAC-3 interceptor deal

The Pentagon has agreed to terms with Lockheed Martin on a $4.7 billion contract for the defense giant to accelerate production of its Patriot...

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice

Published in January 1929, “All Quiet on the Western Front” sold a million copies in Germany in its first year and two million around...