US
-
Aug- 2019 -30 AugustSpace
US officially establishes Space Command
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper officially established US Space Command, eight months after President Donald Trump ordered its creation
Read More » -
28 AugustBusiness
$3.3 billion sale to Japan of 73 SM-3 ballistic missile interceptors approved
The US approved the sale to Japan of up to 73 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles plus support for $3.295 billion
Read More » -
28 AugustExercises
Myanmar navy included in US-ASEAN maritime exercises despite sanctions
Myanmar's navy will join ASEAN maritime drills with the US in Southeast Asia despite US sanctions on top army brass
Read More » -
27 AugustBusiness
General Dynamics awarded $45 million Knifefish mine countermeasure drone contract
General Dynamics was awarded a $45 million contract for low-rate initial production of the Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
Read More » -
24 AugustAsia Pacific
US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September
The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"
Read More » -
23 AugustAsia Pacific
South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US
South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly
Read More » -
21 AugustMiddle East
Houthi rebels down US Reaper drone over Yemen
An American drone was shot down over Houthi rebel territory in Yemen, US officials said. The Houthis claimed credit
Read More » -
21 AugustBusiness
US approves $8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan
The US State Department approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger China
Read More » -
19 AugustTechnology
US tests medium-range cruise missile after INF treaty pullout
The US announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile after tearing up the INF deal eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons
Read More » -
16 AugustMiddle East
Turkey, US agree on northern Syria buffer zone airspace control, Akar says
The US and Turkey agreed on airspace control over the Syria-Turkey border zone, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said
Read More »