by | May 31, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France has banned Israeli firms from participating in Eurosatory, Europe’s largest defense show, a little over two weeks before the event kicks off in Paris, with the government citing Israel’s military actions in Gaza. “At the request of the French...
by | May 31, 2024 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — The European Union is considering setting up its own air defense shield after bloc leaders threw their support behind a Greek-Polish initiative to that effect this week. The two countries’ prime minsters, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk,...
by | May 31, 2024 | Security
MILAN — Sweden plans to acquire anti-aircraft guns for its fast-assault boats to counter drones and helicopters, as officials have warned that the Baltic Sea could become a flashpoint with Russia. The Swedish Ministry of Defense’s equipment branch, dubbed FMV, has...
by | May 31, 2024 | Security
Last fall, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, the Pentagon came with a message: Help us help Taiwan. The year before, Congress had for the first time allowed the Defense Department to ship its own stocks to the island nation — up to $1 billion each year....
by | May 31, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart for the first time, ending an almost 18-month break since the two countries’ top defense officials last spoke in person. According to a Pentagon readout of the meeting, Austin and Chinese...
