US Troops, Equipment Will Depart From Niger by Mid-September, the Pentagon Says

Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather for a protest.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country’s ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials said Sunday. The timeline was the product of four days of talks between the countries’ defense officials in the capital city of Niamey, according […]

CEO Gets 6 Years for Selling Counterfeit Equipment that Ended up on Fighter Jets

An F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet takes to the sky from Jacksonville’s 125th Fighter Wing, Fla.

The CEO of dozens of companies, including some in New Jersey, was sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty last summer to selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of counterfeit networking equipment that made its way into sensitive places including U.S. fighter jets, federal authorities said Thursday. Onur Aksoy, 40, […]