by | May 23, 2025 | Security
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to the Shangri-La Dialogue, the largest defense conference in Asia, where he will deliver a speech on the Pentagon’s approach to the region under the second Trump administration. While in Singapore, though, Hegseth is...
by | May 23, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Switzerland has received the European Union’s approval to join a multinational military cybersecurity project, the EU’s Council announced this week. The decision allows Switzerland to become part of the Estonian-led Cyber Ranges Federations...
by | May 23, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — As Poland’s military is developing the Drone Force, its latest military component that was launched earlier this year, the Ministry of National Defence recently signed a deal to purchase the largest number of unmanned aerial vehicles in the country’s...
by | May 23, 2025 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s 2025 Budget, released this week, is slated to bring defense spending to NZ$4.2 billion (US$2.4 bn), Defence Minister Judith Collins announced. “To achieve this, the government has allocated $2.7 billion of capital and $563...
by | May 21, 2025 | Security
ISTANBUL — Turkish defense firm STM unveiled its new Multi-Role Support Ship design at this year’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia (LIMA 2025), underscoring Ankara’s efforts to expand its naval footprint and defense partnerships in...
by | May 21, 2025 | Security
MILAN — The British Army has successfully test-fired the Javelin’s Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) at a record range, marking a milestone as the system evolves to counter longer-range threats. The testing, which was conducted this week, involved engaging a...
by | May 20, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Russia’s detention of a Greek-owned ship that departed from Estonia – days after Estonian forces tried to intercept a Russia-bound tanker – signals Moscow’s willingness to deploy military power more overtly to protect its shadow-fleet, a vital pillar of its...
by | May 20, 2025 | Security
European nations are answering the call to invest more in our own defense readiness with a nearly one trillion-dollar plan to buy new weapons and technological equipment. Building on lessons learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine, it’s a move that rebalances our...
by | May 20, 2025 | Security
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A pro-European Union centrist pulled off an upset in Romania’s presidential election, beating out a hard-right nationalist who had channeled people’s anger at the political establishment to surge in the polls. But the new leader now must...
by | May 19, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Plagued by retention challenges, the United Kingdom has committed fresh funds to increasing the number of trainees within the Royal Air Force and Navy who can train in new facilities and with novel capabilities. The scale-up will be enabled by the allocation...
