India to buy three homemade cadet training ships

NEW DELHI — The Indian government on Wednesday approved the purchase of three training ships cadets for $388.5 million from local private defense company Larsen & Toubro. Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security,...

India approves purchase of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft

NEW DELHI — India’s top decision-maker on defense matters has endorsed the purchase of 70 locally made HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft for $388.5 million. Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime...

European firms line up behind push for secure SATCOM standard

STUTTGART, Germany — European satellite communications industry and academia have kicked off a government-supported effort to develop a new protected waveform for the continent’s militaries. The European Protected Waveform is one of the 61 projects to receive...

US increases military support for Somalia against al-Shabab

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.” Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition arrived Tuesday in...