by | May 15, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan was short but sharp, including a long-range air battle on the night of May 6-7. One of its most intriguing aspects was the confrontation between modern Chinese and Western weapons....
by | May 15, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands signed a contract to buy 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks from French-German defense firm KNDS for more than €1 billion (US$1.1 billion), following through on a plan to re-establish a heavy armor component for its land forces. The Dutch are...
by | May 15, 2025 | Security
ISTANBUL — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and a group of 15 Spanish companies – “Team Spain” – to explore cooperation on Spain’s future jet trainer program. The agreement, signed during the Feindef defense...
by | May 14, 2025 | Security
DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew in to Riyadh on Tuesday and then in...
by | May 14, 2025 | Security
MILAN – The European Commission is evaluating easing restrictions within the bloc’s sustainability investment framework to grant defense companies access to more loans from financial institutions. European defense companies have faced difficulties in fulfilling the...
by | May 14, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Defense manufacturers eyeing a possible Spanish order for a new 6-wheeled armored vehicle flocked to Madrid this week for the biannual Feindef defense show, presenting new designs or agreeing to work together on armor for the country’s land forces. Spain’s...
by | May 14, 2025 | Security
The June 24-25 NATO summit in the The Hague could be the most consequential summit in the Alliance’s 76-year history. Its outcome could also be the most important determinant of President Donald Trump’s national security legacy. With the requisite leadership on both...
by | May 14, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — China released its first white paper on national security this week amid what Beijing calls “intensifying geopolitics” in the region marked by the deployment of an “intermediate-range missile system.” The 23-page “China’s National Security in the...
by | May 13, 2025 | Security
ROME — The CEO of shipbuilder Fincantieri has claimed the Italian state- controlled yard can be a catalyst in President Donald Trump’s shake-up of U.S. naval shipbuilding. Pierroberto Folgiero said Fincantieri could “enable and support a kind of renaissance of...
by | May 13, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Germany-based Helsing has launched an underwater drone surveillance network powered by artificial intelligence for the detection of enemy submarines and ships out at sea for months at a time. The company’s artificial-intelligence tool Lura is at the heart of...
