Security

Germany receives first IRIS-T antimissile system for its own forces

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...
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NATO hosts Icelandic exercise to monitor vital north Atlantic passage

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...
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Air Force going ‘line by line’ to bring down nuclear missile costs

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...
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How the Marine Corps is testing a ‘narco-boat’ for resupply efforts

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...
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