by | Jan 22, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Romania’s government plans to bulk up its 2024 defense budget by almost 45% over 2023, reaching roughly 95 billion lei ($20.8 billion), to accommodate major weapons purchases ready for signature this year, according to officials and documents....
by | Jan 22, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The U.K. government awarded pan-European missile maker MBDA three contracts worth a total £405 million ($515 million) to bolster the Royal Navy’s defenses against anti-ship ballistic missiles. Two contracts are to upgrade the Aster 30 missiles onboard the...
by | Jan 19, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Estonian government and local shipbuilder Baltic Workboats have started working on a four-year project to develop a semi-autonomous vessel prototype for Europe’s naval forces. Twenty-three companies and research institutions from 10 European Union...
by | Jan 19, 2024 | Security
ISTANBUL — Two supply ships, a frigate and an unmanned surface vessel entered service with the Turkish navy on Friday. A commissioning ceremony took place at Sefine Shipyard in Yalova, where the company constructed the largest of the vessels, the replenishment and...
by | Jan 19, 2024 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — German lawmakers approved a government request this week to spend €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on a new short-range air defense capability based on a ground-launched variant of the Diehl Defence-made IRIS-T missile. The money will pay for the...
