by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — As numerous Eastern European allies are accelerating acquisitions of weaponry in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Croatia’s announced an “urgent procurement of short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.” The acquisition of Mistral...
by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
From drones to docks, from sea to space, here’s a look at some of the stories by Defense News and C4ISRNET that won awards this year: After 2014 decimation, Ukrainian Navy rebuilds to fend off Russia Ukraine lost most of its Navy in the 2014 Russian annexation of...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
NEW YORK — The U.S. Navy is creating an innovation center and an advisory board focused on science and technology as the service seeks to better invest its resources to stay ahead of potential adversaries in the long term, the Navy secretary told Defense News. The...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
ROME — Italy’s new right-wing government is set to keep the country’s defense-procurement spending on an even keel in 2023 without pushing for the big hikes seen in recent years, an analyst has told Defense News. Defense spending in the first budget prepared by new...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s nine ships are now docked at the Devonport naval base indefinitely, due to insufficient personnel. The 279-foot offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington is now the third ship to enter a period of idleness,...
