by | Mar 29, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced March 28 it signed a contract to provide the Indonesian Navy with two 4,900-ton PPA ships, although the government has not yet funded the purchase. The contract, which is worth €1.2 billion (U.S....
by | Mar 29, 2024 | Security
LONDON — With all Nordic countries now part of NATO, the nations must manage how to reconcile and integrate national as well as regional security needs and initiatives with what the alliance requires, which could necessitate changes to existing command structures,...
by | Mar 29, 2024 | Security
SANTIAGO, Chile — Argentina has signed an agreement to buy 24 surplus F-16 fighter jets from Denmark. Denmark is replacing its F-16 fleet with new F-35 jets, both of which are made by the American company Lockheed Martin. Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri and his...
by | Mar 28, 2024 | Security
The Russian Aerospace Forces, or VKS, continues to burn through the life span of its fighter aircraft in the war against Ukraine. After two years of air war, its total force is slightly less than 75% of its prewar strength. The VKS has directly lost approximately 16...
by | Mar 28, 2024 | Security
A Northrop Grumman official on Monday attributed the explosive cost growth of the U.S. Air Force’s next intercontinental ballistic missile to the service’s design changes, particularly to the nuclear missile’s silo and connecting cables. The Air Force’s original plan...
