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NATO states should abandon treaty banning the use of cluster munitions
Our guest authors argue that a treaty banning cluster bombs should be abandoned by NATO states, given the threat of Russia and China.
By John Nagl and Daniel Rice
Slow arms deliveries to Taiwan blamed on US production bottlenecks
Total value of delayed sales approaches $19 billion.
By Joe Gould
U.S. troops providing medical aid to earthquake victims in Turkey
U.S. troops are staged at Incirlik Air Base for the ongoing relief mission.
US government begins sending earthquake aid to Turkey
The U.S. government is working to provide aid to earthquake victims in the Middle East.
By Sarah Sicard
US military resumes joint patrols in north Syria
U.S. officials had said the patrols that resumed Saturday are not to counter Islamic State group militants.
US military halts patrols against Islamic State in Syria
Turkish threats of a ground invasion have stymied the missions with Kurdish forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Fighter fleet is strained — and bill is coming due, ACC chief says
Air Combat Command head Gen. Mark Kelly said the 2018 Air Force We Need study, which called for 62 fighter squadrons, was on the money.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
US holds fire on reports of Turkey’s second S-400 shipment
The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.
‘The clutch isn’t engaged yet’: Lockheed posts slow sales amid supply chain woes
Lockheed Martin’s chief executive said Tuesday the U.S. and its allies are “changing gears” toward increased defense spending that will boost the company’s future sales ― but it will take time.
By Joe Gould