by | Mar 22, 2025 | Security
The U.S. Army will not conduct a live-fire operation of its Mid-Range Capability missile system, known as Typhon, during exercises in the Philippines this spring, according to the service commander in charge of U.S. Army Pacific operations. “We are not planning to...
by | Mar 21, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop on his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a...
by | Mar 21, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — European Union leaders have wrapped up a busy week for defense, endorsing a landmark plan Thursday to unlock a combined €800 billion ($866 billion) in European military spending, though some political fissures became visible. The bloc hopes...
by | Mar 21, 2025 | Security
HARSTAD, Norway — Some hundreds of kilometers from a Russian naval base in Murmansk Oblast, a formation of military boats dash across the frigid Norwegian Sea. A team of officers bearing the Norwegian flag on their uniform climb from one moving vessel onto another, a...
by | Mar 21, 2025 | Security
Over his years in Washington, a European defense official — granted anonymity to speak freely — grew used to a certain warmth from his American counterparts. He gave the Air Force’s annual conference as an example. Every year he went, the speakers thanked U.S. allies...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
VICTORIA, British Columbia — Faced with threats of economic punishment and annexation from the Trump administration, Canada has launched a series of initiatives to shift its traditional defense links with the U.S. over to Europe and other regions. Foreign Affairs...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opposed European Union plans to raise €800 billion ($870 billion) for defense spending, spoiling the bloc’s show of bravura in the face of Russian aggression and Donald Trump’s disregard. The European windfall has been...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Despite a recent accident with an Israeli-built drone, South Korea’s military is pressing ahead ahead with unmanned technology, including a stealthy loyal wingman designed to accompany the air force’s new KF-21 Boramae fighters. The...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government has unveiled plans to boost domestic landmine production following an announcement that the country, along with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, would pull out the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention, also known as the Ottawa Treaty,...
by | Mar 19, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is pushing for member states to spend more on joint defense procurement within the 27-nation bloc, as part of a plan to build up a credible military deterrent against Russia by 2030. Up to €150...
