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Cheap drones and expensive missiles mean there's no more 'safe rear areas' in wartime, top NATO general says

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 07:55

Russian missile rocket Kramatorsk — Ukrainian personnel near a projectile in a road after Russian shelling in Kramatorsk on September 2.
Viktor Fridshon/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Drones, cruise-missile, ballistic-missile, NATO

As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv's neighbors are loading up on new high-tech military gear

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 17:57

Poland army soldiers tank — Polish troops in the Armed Forces Day Parade in Warsaw on August 15.
Jakub Porzycki/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, NATO, eastern-europe

Worried about vulnerable airbases, a US ally landed a F-35A stealth fighter on a highway for the first time in NATO's newest member

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 13:10

Norwegian F-35A performing a — Norwegian F-35A performing a "touch and go" on highway in Finland for the first time.
Ole Andreas Vekve, Norwegian Armed Forces

Military & Defense, F-35A, Norway, NATO, fighter-jets

NATO's 2 least-friendly members have a history of aerial showdowns, and they're both about to get new stealth jets

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 17:47

Turkey Erdogan TF Kaan fighter jet — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a TF KAAN during a ceremony in Ankara on May 1.
Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Turkey, Greece, NATO, F-35A, tf-kaan, F-16

Ukraine's front-line forces aren't advancing as much as 'hoped' in the face of tough Russian defenses, but they're gaining ground, about 300 feet per day, NATO chief says

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 13:11

Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 12 2023. — Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 12 2023.
AP photo/Libkos

Military & Defense, NATO, Ukraine, Russia

As Ukraine's air force dodges Russian missiles, the US and its allies are practicing to keep their jets flying while under attack

Sun, 09/03/2023 - 08:53

Lithuania air base F-16 refueling — A technician refuels a US F-16 during exercise Astral Knight 23 Part 6 at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on August 22.
US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Longoria

Military & Defense, us-air-force, us-air-forces-in-europe, agile-combat-employment, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden

NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by Russia's battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports

Sat, 09/02/2023 - 10:14

Ukraine soldier cigarette Kharkiv — A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette in a trench at the front line east of Kharkiv.
FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, ukraine-war, Russia, Ukraine, NATO, kharkiv, Military

Huge purchases of tanks and helicopters suggest Poland is borrowing a battlefield idea from the US Army

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 17:33

Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Abrams tank — Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at a ceremony for the delivery of 14 US-made Abrams tanks in Szczecin on June 28.
Polish Foreign Ministry/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Poland, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, abrams-tank, ah-64-apache

The US is making 'irreversible' progress with a former Russian partner in a tense corner of Europe, but not everyone in NATO will be happy

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 18:01

US Army CH-47 helicopter Cyprus — A US Army CH-47 helicopter over Cyprus in January 2020.
US Army/Maj. Robert Fellingham

Military & Defense, Cyprus, Turkey, Russia, NATO, mediterranean-sea, news-contributor

Ukrainian pilots are finally learning to use F-16s, and NATO training plans have said they could be taught to fly other fighter jets too

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 15:27

Swedish JAS 39 Gripens in Norway — Swedish JAS 39 Gripens taxiing at Bodö airport before takeoff during NATO exercise Trident Juncture 18 on November 2, 2018.
Mats Nyström/Försvarsmakten

Military & Defense, NATO, Ukraine, Russia, F-16, Gripen

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