by | Sep 10, 2024 | Security
MILAN — The Ukrainian military has begun utilizing first-person-view drones with a thermite spray capability over forested areas where Russian troops and equipment are hiding, a tactic that experts say can be a legitimate weapon of war, but only under strict...
by | Sep 10, 2024 | Security
The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers. The “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400...
by | Sep 10, 2024 | Security
ROME — If the European Union wants to compete with the United States in the global defense market it must appoint a dedicated defense industry commissioner, push joint procurement by member states and curb anti-trust rulings to promote industry consolidation, a new...
by | Sep 9, 2024 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. The U.S. launched airstrikes over...
by | Sep 9, 2024 | Security
BRUSSELS — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two-thirds of it in the United States, and failing to invest enough in joint military projects, a landmark report on EU competitiveness warned Monday. The 27 member...