by | Jul 13, 2023 | Security
MILAN and COLOGNE, Germany — The debate over U.S. cluster munition deliveries to Ukraine has ignited a fresh look in the British military at a capability that has faded along with their banning: the destruction of enemy airfields. That is according to the U.K. Defence...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Slovenian Defense Minister Marjan Šarec has announced the country’s government is in talks to purchase the German-made IRIS-T medium-range air defense system in the near future. “At the moment, we do not have a very efficient air defense system,”...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Security
VICTORIA, British Columbia — The battle over Canada’s proposed purchase of Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft is heating up, as the premiers of the country’s two largest provinces called for an open competition that would allow Canadian vendors to bid. Quebec Premier...
by | Jul 12, 2023 | Security
ROME — A plan by the European Union to spend €500 million ($555 million) on beefing up the bloc’s ammunition factories to help Ukraine risks draining much needed funds from long-term weapons development programs, a senior industrial official has said. The EU deal to...
by | Jul 12, 2023 | Security
Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, recently made another impassioned plea for F-16s, arguing that Western countries would not themselves launch a counteroffensive without air superiority. Yet, Kyiv is trying to do just that while...
