EU may ease off defense-industry aversion in lending rules

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...

Designing a soft landing for NATO by starting the clock on Europe

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...

AI company Helsing unveils swarming underwater surveillance drones

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...