Tag: Arms Trade

The ‘MacGyvered’ Weapons in Ukraine’s Arsenal

The Ukrainian military has battled Russia with retrofitted equipment, including missiles and rocket systems mounted on trucks and speedboats, experts and officials say.

Advanced U.S. Arms Make a Mark in Ukraine War, Officials Say

The powerful and highly mobile weapons systems, which can fire guided rockets with a range of 40 miles, are desperately needed in the battle for eastern Ukraine.

As China Rattles Sabers, Taiwan Asks: Are We Ready for War?

Ukraine’s stubborn resistance to invasion, and the help that has poured in as a result, has both inspired Taiwan and made it rethink its own military strategy.

U.S. Company Supplying Russian Military Seeks Exit, Caught Between Sanctions and Kremlin

Arconic runs a huge Russian metal plant, bought in an era of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. Now it is struggling, after years of increasing Russian military aggression.