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Ukraine will “soon” receive M1 Abrams tanks from the United States as Kyiv’s forces make “steady” progress in a counter-offensive against Moscow’s troops, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday. Washington had promised the tanks to Kyiv at the beginning of the year, part of more than $43 billion in security assistance pledged by the United States since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. “I’m… pleased to announce that the M1 Abrams tanks that […]
Washington, United States (AFP) by Paul HANDLEY Forty years after US president Ronald Reagan stunned the nation and world with his “Star Wars” plan to take nuclear competition into outer space, a new battle of the satellites has emerged in the stratosphere. Largely because it far outpaced technology at the time, very little became of Reagan’s March 23, 1983 declaration that the United States would head to space to seek absolute supremacy in the Cold […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military will re-inforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran and jihadist groups, the Pentagon said Monday, referencing results of a review. The US Defense Department will be upgrading and expanding military facilities in Guam and Australia, underscoring its focus on China as the country’s leading defense rival, officials said. The details of the “global posture […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Amazon chief Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the company’s bid for a major Pentagon cloud computing contract, saying it was important to support US defense efforts even if unpopular. “This is a great country and it does need to be defended,” Bezos said onstage during a question-and-answer session at the Wired 25th Anniversary conference in San Francisco. Bezos was asked about his position on defense contracts after Google dropped […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte questioned the motives of a United States defense official who claimed that the US-Philippine relations would be affected if the Philippines proceeded with its plan to buy submarines from Russia. Duterte said that he should be the one demanding an answer from the US government why it gave the Philippines “refurbished” helicopters which led to the death of the “best pilots” of the country. He also noted that […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher Monday, joining most global equity markets that gained on easing concerns about North Korea. Pentagon chief Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal that the United States favors a diplomatic solution to the stand-off with Pyongyang, especially with help from China, though they stressed diplomacy is “backed by military options.” Investors […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s defense chief and his new US counterpart vowed Tuesday to push ahead with a plan to deploy a US anti-missile system this year, Seoul’s military said, despite angry protests by China. The two allies last year announced the plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system following a series of atomic and missile tests by nuclear-armed North Korea. New US Defense Secretary James Mattis and […]
