by | Dec 27, 2024 | Security
HELSINKI — Finland’s conservative-led government has unveiled a broad plan to lift defense spending from $6.8 billion in 2025 to $11.5 billion in 2032. The government’s proposal, which has gained the majority support of the main opposition parties in the Eduskunta,...
by | Dec 26, 2024 | Security
French Adm. Pierre Vandier has led the Allied Command Transformation, one of NATO’s two strategic commands, responsible for identifying future capability and interoperability requirements, since September 2024. Now based in Norfolk, Virginia, he was previously the...
by | Dec 25, 2024 | Security
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its...
by | Dec 23, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The Royal Netherlands Army plans to equip its soldiers with personal drone-protection gear, including targeting lasers and portable sensors, in an effort to counter the threat of small unmanned aircraft systems that has transformed battlefields. The war in...
by | Dec 22, 2024 | Security
The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday authorized the provision of up to $571 million in...
