by | Aug 31, 2022 | Security
LONDON — Britain’s Royal Navy took charge of its fifth Astute-class nuclear submarine Aug. 31, but it was news that Australian submariners were going to train on the boat as part of the so-called AUKUS pact that caught much of the attention. HMS Anson was commissioned...
by | Aug 31, 2022 | Security
LONDON — The British Ministry of Defence has queried arms manufacturers about ways to smoothen a major upcoming acquisition program for a new self-propelled 155 mm howitzer. Industry executives, who asked not to be named, said companies vying to compete for the key...
by | Aug 31, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Slovakia and Finland have signed a deal that would see the former’s industry participate in the production of 76 armored combat vehicles already on order from Patria, the Finnish defense company announced Tuesday. The Slovak government in March chose...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — The European Union is considering a new training mission aimed at providing more predictable and additional support to Ukraine in its defense against Russia. The proposal was announced Tuesday, as EU defense ministers gathered for an informal...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen Dongfeng ballistic missiles flew over Taiwan earlier this month as China conducted its largest-ever military exercises in the nearby strait as a response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taipei. During these drills, Chinese naval...
