AvatarRick Hird2 days agoGreece Sends Official F-35 Lightning II Purchase Request To The United Statestheaviationist.com - Stefano D'UrsoThe Hellenic Air Force might receive 20 F-35 aircraft to form a squadron, with a possible option for a second one. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos …
AvatarRick Hird1 day agoNATO in Talks to Build Naval Base in Albania, Prime Minister SaysU.S. News & World Report - By ReutersTIRANA (Reuters) - Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base at Porto Romano, a port under construction on its Adriatic coast, Prime …
AvatarRick Hird2 days agoU.S. Navy, Air Force running ‘capstone test’ of new high-power microwave missileDefense News - Courtney AlbonALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Navy and Air Force research laboratories are wrapping up a five-year joint effort to advance high-power microwave …
AvatarRick Hird2 days agoUS dollar retains dominance in 2022 while China's yuan gains share among global currency reservesBusiness Insider - Brian EvansListen to The Refresh: Insider's real-time news brief. The US dollar retained its dominance as the world's most widely held reserve currency, new data from the International Monetary Fund published Thursday shows. The dollar's share of total allocated reserves was 59% in the first quarter of 2022, …
AvatarRick Hird1 day agoAirbus Wins First Major China Jet Order Since Before PandemicThe Wall Street Journal. - Benjamin Katz, Rachel LiangChina placed a large order on behalf of three of its biggest airlines for close to 300 jets from Airbus SE, the first major commitment from the country to new planes since before the pandemic. China’s re-emergence in the market for new commercial aircraft has been one of the most widely anticipated …
AvatarRick Hird1 day agoU.S. enlists banks' help to keep military tech out of Russian handsamericanbanker.com - Carter PapeAn alert released Tuesday asks banks to give special attention to specific “commodities of concern” as they monitor transactions.
