Top NATO commander urges sea change in training, deterrence, spending
French Adm. Pierre Vandier has led the Allied Command Transformation, one of NATO’s two strategic commands, responsible for identifying future…
France’s military is being ousted from more African countries
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its…
Space Operations Command preps for new shared domain awareness tool
The leader of U.S. Space Operations Command is hopeful the Space Force can meet its goal of delivering a command-and-control…
Dutch army to equip its soldiers with personal drone-protection kits
PARIS — The Royal Netherlands Army plans to equip its soldiers with personal drone-protection gear, including targeting lasers and portable…
Taiwan gets US Abrams tanks, hardening final defenses in an invasion
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Taiwan, which ratified a record defense budget of $20.2 billion in August as it contemplates rising…
US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says
The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the…