by | Jan 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Weeks before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western officials agreed to send a flurry of offensive armored vehicles to Ukraine’s battlefields that they previously refused to deliver for fear of provoking Russia — heralding a new...
by | Jan 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington on Wednesday to secure a $20 billion arms sale that includes 40 Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16 fighter jets as well as upgrades to Turkey’s current F-16...
by | Jan 18, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have signed two memorandums of understanding to improve bilateral defense ties, during a visit by the South Korean president to the Gulf kingdom. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration...
by | Jan 18, 2023 | Security
HELSINKI — Defense industry chiefs in Sweden, led by Saab’s chief executive Micael Johansson, are lobbying for reform of the country’s strict military materials export laws to help local companies reap maximum advantages from the unaligned Nordic state’s impending...
by | Jan 17, 2023 | Security
HELSINKI — Norway is taking the lead to develop a defense-focused common cybersecurity strategy for the Nordic region. The multinational agreement to develop the strategy followed a meeting of the Nordic Council’s executive committee in December. The council functions...
