Bryant Harris

Washington, D.C.

Congress Reporter at Defense News

Formerly Defense News, Al-Monitor.

Articles

Kamala Harris meets Netanyahu, tries to navigate big election test

Jul 25, 2024 | al-monitor.com | Bryant Harris

WASHINGTON — Less than a week after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee in the US presidential elections, Vice President Kamala Harris faced her first big election test as she navigated a tricky electoral minefield embodied in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and protests throughout Washington. At the top of the meeting, Harris and Netanyahu briefly posed for photographers as they shook hands, before White House staffers promptly escorted journalists out of the room.
Bollinger ready to vie for US, Canada, Finland icebreaker contracts

Jul 12, 2024 | arctictoday.com | Bryant Harris

By Bryant Harris, Defense News -July 12, 2024 2 Bollinger Shipyards announced Thursday that its Pascagoula Mississippi shipyard now exceeds 1,000 employees, touting the milestone as it gears up to make the first heavy icebreaker in the U.S. in more than 50 years – vessels Washington is keen to produce more of as it partners with Canada and Finland in a pact to bolster icebreaker fleets.
At NATO summit, a question of what the alliance wants from the Pacific

Jul 11, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Noah Robertson |Bryant Harris

It’s been a busy two months of travel for Lithuania’s defense minister. And this month he was in Washington for the NATO Summit. This time, he didn’t have to go do the Indo-Pacific. It came to him. For the third straight year, a group of countries with ties to the alliance, called the Indo-Pacific Four, have sent officials to attend the summit in person. Members of NATO say this is a sign that the two regions increasingly see their security as shared.
Bollinger ready to vie for US, Canada, Findland icebreaker contracts

Jul 11, 2024 | defensenews.com | Bryant Harris

Bollinger Shipyards announced Thursday that its Pascagoula Mississippi shipyard now exceeds 1,000 employees, touting the milestone as it gears up to make the first heavy icebreaker in the U.S. in more than 50 years – vessels Washington is keen to produce more of as it partners with Canada and Finland in a pact to bolster icebreaker fleets. The three countries announced the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, in a joint statement during the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday.
At NATO summit, a question of what the alliance wants from the Pacific

Jul 11, 2024 | defensenews.com | Noah Robertson |Bryant Harris

It’s been a busy two months of travel for Lithuania’s defense minister. In June, Laurynas Kasčiūnas traveled to Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest defense conference — and one, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, that’s seen far more Europeans in attendance. And this month he was in Washington for the NATO Summit. This time, he didn’t have to go do the Indo-Pacific. It came to him.
As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals

Jul 10, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Bryant Harris

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As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals

Jul 10, 2024 | defensenews.com | Bryant Harris |Noah Robertson

After years of failing to meet NATO’s military spending targets, most of the alliance’s 32 members entered the 75th anniversary summit touting a statistic: more than two-thirds now meet the minimum threshold. It marks a rapid turnaround in a short period dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and comes a decade after NATO allies agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense with 20% of that going to major equipment purchases.
As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals

Jul 10, 2024 | federaltimes.com | Bryant Harris |Noah Robertson

After years of failing to meet NATO's military spending targets, most of the alliance's 32 members entered the 75th anniversary summit touting a statistic: more than two-thirds now meet the minimum threshold. It marks a rapid turnaround in a short period dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and comes a decade after NATO allies agreed to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense with 20% of that going to major equipment purchases.
Biden unveils additional air defense aid for Ukraine at NATO summit

Jul 9, 2024 | defensenews.com | Bryant Harris

President Joe Biden kicked off NATO’s 75th anniversary summit Tuesday by announcing an agreement with four other countries to provide additional air defense systems for Ukraine – a priority for Kyiv as it struggles to thwart Russian missile attacks.
Biden to host NATO summit geared at ‘managing expectations’

Jul 7, 2024 | defensenews.com | Noah Robertson |Bryant Harris

The most memorable part of last year’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania happened before it even began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, upset that his country wouldn’t get a timeline for membership, scolded the alliance online. “Ukraine also deserves respect,” he wrote. In order to avoid a repeat of last year, the 2024 summit in Washington has been much more closely coordinated. Multiple European officials told Defense News that planning began months earlier than usual.