By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds and expand production to quickly replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an Army official said on Tuesday. The U.S. and allies have sent more than 2 million rounds of 155 … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – France will send dozens of armoured vehicles to the Lebanese army so it can properly carry out patrol missions in the country, France’s defence minister said in remarks published on Monday. Speaking to Lebanon’s L’Orient Le Jour newspaper after a trip to the country, Sebastien Lecornu said it was vital to beef … Read more
BANGKOK — The leader of Myanmar ’s army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung … Read more
Russian soldiers during the Vostok military exercise at a training area south of Vladivostok in September 2018.MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia has taken hundreds of thousands of casualties since attacking Ukraine last year. Thousands more troops have deserted, a reflection of the Russian military’s deep morale problems. Ukrainian information warfare has helped drive those … Read more
Colombia’s forward Luis Diaz reacts after missing a penalty shot during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football match between Ecuador and Colombia at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito, on October 17, 2023. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) More than 120 Colombian soldiers backed by police searched Sunday for the … Read more
Greek army specialists have destroyed an unexploded World War II bomb discovered during work on a massive urban development project at a coastal area south of Athens ByThe Associated Press October 26, 2023, 9:20 AM ATHENS, Greece — Greek army specialists Thursday destroyed an unexploded World War II bomb discovered during work on a massive … Read more
Robert Card, who is wanted by police in Maine following the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history, previously threatened to carry out a gun attack at a US Army base, authorities say. Details have begun to emerge about the 40-year-old suspect at the centre of a huge manhunt following shootings at a restaurant and … Read more
The News Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi army is emerging as a unique threat to Israeli and American interests — despite being nearly 1,400 miles away from the Israel-Hamas war — as Tehran rallies its allies behind a broader Middle East conflict. The Houthis surprised the Pentagon last Thursday by launching a string of attack drones and … Read more
The fact that Shtorm-Z units exist in the Russian army demonstrates Russia’s challenges in forming combat infantry capable of an effective offensive. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update on Twitter dated 24 October, as reported by European Pravda Details: The UK MoD noted that Russia is largely continuing to rely on Shtorm-Z units for localised offensive … Read more
Comment on this storyComment A former U.S. Army sergeant was arrested Friday at San Francisco International Airport for allegedly trying to deliver defense secrets to Chinese authorities. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, an active duty soldier from 2015 to 2020, had access to top-secret and secret national security information, authorities said. After leaving active service, Schmidt … Read more