by | Sep 9, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands plans to bolster its armed forces by reconstituting a tank battalion, buying more F-35 fighter jets and adding anti-submarine frigates as the NATO member seeks to field a more credible military force capable of deterring an attack. The Dutch...
by | Sep 5, 2024 | Security
BERLIN — Germany’s military has received the first IRIS-T SLM air defense system for its own forces after prioritizing the weapon’s production for Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022. “A new chapter of European air defense is shaping up,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
by | Sep 5, 2024 | Security
MILAN — Seven NATO countries completed an Iceland-based exercise aimed at defending vital underwater lines of communication and sea routes against conventional military threats and acts of sabotage. The annual exercise Northern Viking wrapped up on Sept 3. after 11...
by | Sep 4, 2024 | Security
The U.S. Air Force “underestimated” the complexity of building a sprawling network of launch centers and other ground infrastructure for its next nuclear missile, which led to severe projected cost overruns, the service’s acquisition chief said Wednesday. Most of the...
by | Sep 4, 2024 | Security
The U.S. Marine Corps is testing out an autonomous system inspired by a “narco-boat” to bolster resupply efforts, as the service focuses on island hopping and projecting power from land to sea, according to the head of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. In...
