by | Oct 24, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $957.4 million sale of Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles to the United Kingdom, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement. The U.K. intends to buy 3,000 Lockheed Martin-developed JAGMs —...
by | Oct 24, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Britain should either increase it’s military presence in the Indo-Pacific or curb its ambitions in the region, according to the parliamentary Defence Committee. The region is critical to Britain’s economic and security interests, and the government’s tilt...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | Security
PARIS — France has awarded Airbus two contracts worth a combined €1.2 billion (U.S. $1.3 billion) to upgrade and service A330 transport aircraft operated by the French military, the company said in a statement Monday. As part of the deal, Airbus will upgrade France’s...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | Security
Longtime Defense News contributor journalist Burak Ege Bekdil died in an Ankara hospital following surgery complications after a prior motorbike accident, according to family and colleagues in Turkey. Bekdil had a decades-long career in journalism, writing for Turkish...
by | Oct 23, 2023 | Security
The U.S. and the Republic of Korea’s navies completed a combined theater anti-submarine warfare exercise this month aimed at improving submarine tracking and engagement, amid heightened nuclear threats from North Korea. The exercise, known as Silent Shark, comes...
