Joe Gould
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:45
One key indicator of the health of the US aerospace and defense sector, foreign military sales, rose to a record high of $46.6 billion for fiscal 2015, but US officials are warning of a dip in sales next year.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 06:44
The US military has for weeks been training Ukrainian forces in US tactics, but the commander of US Army Europe says Ukrainian forces, who are fighting Russian-backed separatists, have much to teach their US trainers.
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 06:24
U.S. troops training and advising Iraqi forces to combat the Islamic State are finding the Iraqi military leadership is plagued by cronyism and tribalism, according to the U.S. Army's No. 2 general.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:17
More than 350 American soldiers and 80 US Army vehicles — most of them Strykers — will begin a 400 kilometer "cavalry march" across Romania, with cover from US Air Force, this week, to kick off multinational exercises in Romania, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:08
Wednesday's U.S.-Gulf leaders summit is not expected to yield any major announcements of foreign military sales, though it could spark increased military cooperation, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 06:46
NATO's top military commander warned of gaps in US intelligence gathering in Eastern Europe and its ability to understand Moscow's intent in the wake of Russian aggression.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:41
he US State Department has cleared a $952 million sale to Pakistan that includes 15 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and 1,000 Hellfire II missiles, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announcement.
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 07:26
The ongoing U.S. Army Europe-led land force assurance training mission, Operation Atlantic Resolve, is expanding from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, to Romania and Bulgaria and Georgia at the end of April. US officials are interested in Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 06:58
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal for unspecified military and technical cooperation with the UAE on Tuesday, and said negotiations are ongoing with the United States and unspecified European nations.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 07:48
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says he is investigating the Pentagon's efforts to spark that country's economic development, which cost between $700 million and $800 million and "accomplished nothing."