Americas
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Dec- 2020 -16 December
Taiwan Says US Has Approved Key Submarine Technology Sale
The United States has issued an export permit for a digital sonar system critical to Taiwan's indigenous submarine project, a top defense official said Wednesday.
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15 December
Moscow Condemns US Sanctions on Turkey Over Russian Missile Purchases
Russia's foreign minister condemned US sanctions against Turkey over the purchase of Russia's S-400 air defense missiles as "illegitimate."
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15 December
ELTA Presents Mobile Counter Drone System to US DoD and DHS
ELTA North America has provided the US Departments of Defense and Homeland Security with advanced counter-drone technological solutions, improving the defense-in-depth capabilities of mobile drones.
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11 December
US Army Developing Algorithms to Improve Quadrotor Drone In-Flight Performance
US Army researchers are developing algorithms that will allow quadrotor drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
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11 December
US Flies Two B-52s Over Gulf in Message for Iran
The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the Gulf on Thursday in a show of force directed at Iran as Washington moves to cut its ground-level military presence in the region.
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10 December
Russian Navy to Join Drills With NATO States for First Time in Decade
Russia's navy on Thursday said it will join a military exercise next year that will become its first joint drill with NATO countries in a decade.
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10 December
US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones
A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.
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10 December
US Senators Fail to Block Trump Sale of F-35 Jets, Drones to UAE
Democrats failed to block the United States from selling top-of-the-line fighter-jets to the United Arab Emirates, with most senators dismissing fears that President Trump was setting off a dangerous arms race.
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9 December
US Army Sacks Commanders Over Texas Base Crime Wave
The US Army announced it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.
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7 December
Two Recent Accidents Ground US Navy Scout Helicopter Drones
The US Navy has grounded its fleet of MQ-8C Fire Scouts after two of the unmanned helicopters were involved in separate accidents within a week.
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