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Mar- 2024 -

20 March

USAF Scraps Plan to Mount Laser Weapon on AC-130J Gunship

The US Air Force has canceled its already-troubled plan to integrate a high-energy laser weapon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship.

20 March

Commentary

Rasheed Ahmed

Congress Must Oppose US $4B Drone Sale to India

The upcoming sale of drones and missiles to India offers American politicians unique leverage to demand accountability for India’s worst human and civil rights abuses.

19 March

DOD Contracts

Joe Saballa

Elbit Secures $12M US Army Contract for Monocular Night Vision Devices

Elbit Systems has clinched a $12-million contract to supply the US Army with an undisclosed number of AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision devices.

19 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Seeks $2.4B to Improve Soldiers’ Living Conditions

The US Army is asking Congress to approve a $2.4 billion proposed budget to improve troops’ living conditions in barracks.

19 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US ‘Slow-Walking’ Military Aid to Israel: Senior Israeli Official

A high-ranking Israeli official claims that the US government is “slow-walking” military aid to Jerusalem amid increasing international pressure.

18 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

Zelensky Blames ‘Short-Sightedness’ of Allies for Limited Range of Strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed the “obvious short-sightedness” of some partners for the limited range of its strikes against Russian forces.

18 March

Commentary

John F. Kennedy meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, 1961

Pravin R. Jethwa

Nuclear Strategy and ‘the Delicate Balance of Terror:’ A Retrospective

Technological advancements and the establishment of a robust superpower balance rendered concerns about the vulnerability of America’s nuclear deterrent less pertinent over time.

18 March

Americas