Ukraine’s new army chief reveals top priorities

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s new military chief said Friday his immediate goals are to improve the rotation of troops out of the front lines and harness the power of new technology in the fight against Russia’s invasion. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who previously was...

Odin’s Eye to expand EU space-based, missile-warning system

BERLIN — The European Union is investing €90 million ($97 million) to jumpstart the development of a satellite-based missile early warning system, with a consortium of 43 companies from 14 nations starting work on a simulator. The project, led by Bremen, Germany-based...

Poland, South Korea wrangle over big-ticket weapons financing

WARSAW, Poland — As Poland’s new government weighs whether to continue acquisitions of South Korean weapons initiated by the previous Cabinet, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz criticized Seoul’s financial terms for further...