Saab wins Polish mega order for Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles

PARIS — Sweden’s Saab signed a contract with Poland to provide the country with more than $1 billion worth of Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment. Saab expects to book the order, with a value of 12.9 billion Swedish kroner ($1.2...

Albania opens remodeled Soviet-era air base as hub for NATO jets

ROME — Albania reopened a refurbished Soviet-era air base on Monday which will host NATO jets as fears grow in the Balkans over creeping Russian influence. Italian Eurofighters and U.S. F-16s and F-35s flew in for the inauguration of the base at Kucova, 50 miles south...

Germany, Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to...