by | Jun 10, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy’s bid to master underwater drone technology has taken a step forward as local firms team up to respond to series of sub-sea Navy tenders, although an industry spokesman has said investment still needs a big boost. Firms including Fincantieri, Leonardo and...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Security
House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their fiscal year 2025 State Department spending bill this week, which will be considered by the full committee next Wednesday, with sections demonstrating the continued U.S. interest in countering China’s growing...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Security
PARIS — KNDS, the French-German maker of the Leopard tank and the Caesar howitzer, will set up a unit in Ukraine that will work with local firms to set up equipment maintenance, manufacture spare parts using 3D printing, and produce 155mm artillery shells. KNDS hopes...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The U.S. announced another package of security aid to Ukraine, including munitions that can now be fired across the border into Russia to help stabilize a section of the front line. The batch is worth an estimated $225 million and is made up of artillery...
by | Jun 7, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia has approached several foreign shipbuilders in an urgent quest to procure general-purpose frigates under Project Sea 3000, the Defence Department told Defense News. The government sent requests for information to German, Japanese,...
