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EU-wide weapon buying boosts bloc’s defense spending to record in 2023
PARIS — European Union countries increased defense spending by 10% to a record €279 billion ($293 billion) last year,...
KNDS, Europe’s biggest tank maker, names Safran veteran Alary as CEO
PARIS — KNDS, the maker of the Leopard 2 main battle tank, named Safran veteran Jean-Paul Alary as chief executive...
EU closer to buying arms for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits
BRUSSELS — The European Union is pressing ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of...
Iraq’s former defense minister arrested in Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A former Iraqi defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in...
North Korea’s Kim test drives new tank
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined troops training on a new tank model and drove one himself,...
Japan set to lift export restrictions on F-X fighter jet
MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government is taking steps to allow the export of a stealth fighter jet currently...
The US military’s edge is at stake in the funding fight
Winston Churchill described a sobering theme of the Second World War: “How the great democracies triumphed, and so...
France’s Naval Group wins $6 billion Dutch submarine project
PARIS — The Netherlands has picked France’s Naval Group to build four attack submarines in a project worth €5.65...
France’s Naval Group wins $2.7 billion-plus Dutch submarine deal
PARIS — The Netherlands has picked France’s Naval Group to build four attack submarines for more than €2.5 billion...
Bolster Ukraine’s irregular warfare tactics with Western tech
As Ukrainian forces assume a more defensive posture, Kyiv’s irregular warfare behind enemy lines becomes even more...
EU sprinkles $560 million over defense firms to grow ammunition output
ROME — The European Union has named a host of local ammunition firms it will supply with more than half a billion...