by | May 31, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — The U.S. and Singapore have agreed to collaborate more closely on defense innovation as part of a broader effort by the Pentagon to pair the American defense industry with countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Signing the agreement on the U.S. side was...
by | May 30, 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 29, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel is examining the M61 Vulcan cannon to counter drones, according to the Israel Defense Forces, with local media reporting the weapon would go atop armored personnel carriers deployed along the northern border. The potential acquisition comes as the...
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal to buy Lockheed Martin-made JASSM-ER cruise missiles under a deal worth some $735 million, officials said this week. The ministry said the contract is connected to Poland’s recent purchase of...
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
MILAN — The Swedish government will send new military equipment to Ukraine worth $1.3 billion to fill the country’s most urgent capability gaps, officials announced on Wednesday. The aid package will include the Saab-made airborne surveillance and control aircraft,...
