The Arms Industry

MELBOURNE, Australia – China first showed retired 1950s fighter jets that have been converted to unmanned drones, with satellite photos of two of its east coast bases near Taiwan showing a large number of planes on site. The People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command posted photos of two Shenyang J-6s …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile at sea on Tuesday in what the South Korean military described as a weapon likely designed for launches from submarines, marking perhaps the most significant display of northern military might since President Joe Biden took office. The …

The defense industry lobby group, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, appears to be underfunded. Nothing else can explain the appearance of its executive director Peter Jennings on the opinion pages of the australian, evoking a fictitious version of a Chinese offer to seize Taiwan. We find it rather strange that …

Pope Francis, in a keynote address to Popular Movements, a group that includes activists working on a wide variety of justice causes, called for a universal basic income and a shortening of the working day. He also praised the protest movement that followed the murder of George Floyd. In a …

Taiwan’s defense minister confirmed a news report on Tuesday that a delegation of military officials is currently in the United States for an annual military forum. Eight senior officials led by General Hsu Yen-pu of the Republic of China Army (ROCA) left Taipei on October 9 to attend the annual …

The Australia-Korea relationship is in its sixtieth year, and although trade, historical and strategic ties are strong, security cooperation is less advanced. Earlier this year, on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Cornwall, the two countries agreed in principle to elevate their relationship to “comprehensive strategic partnership” status, ranking …

ANKARA: Amid ongoing talks to improve ties with President Joe Biden’s administration, Turkey has reportedly made a surprise request to the United States to purchase 40 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets and 80 retrofit kits for its existing combat aircraft. The request is subject to approval by the US State …

There are many people who concluded long ago that football made a Faustian pact and should be ignored in favor of indigenous sports. Likewise, there are hundreds of thousands of Irish who support and watch clubs here and in Britain with great enthusiasm, and at some cost, who will be …

It is a call to “arms”. On behalf of our industry. For the benefit of the nearly 23,000 families whose livelihoods and wages depend on our industry. For the greater good of our economy. This is not cheap and petty partisan politics. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, as …

As attention to the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization initiative seems to never stop, another major IT initiative is struggling and starting to garner congressional interest – and not in the right direction. sense. VA has been in a supply chain modernization effort for two years and …