The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is...
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US will send Ukraine $725M in counter-drone tech, anti-personnel mines
The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone...
Germany’s Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years Monday,...
Pentagon to release Arctic strategy that outlines tech, presence needs
The U.S. military is staging at least three major exercises north of the Arctic Circle this month, even as the Defense...
Drones, tanks and ships: Takeaways from Turkey’s annual defense report
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Defence Ministry released its annual report on March 7, detailing activities it carried out in...
Russian arms exports plummet amid war, sanctions: think tank
MILAN — Russian weapons exports have dropped dramatically under the shadow of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
Next Indonesian president may be boon to military buildup, expert says
MANILA, Philippines — The results of Indonesia’s recent presidential election could be a boon for military...
India conducts first test flight of locally developed missile
Editor’s note: Vivek Raghuvanshi, a journalist and freelancer to Defense News for more than three decades,...
France prepares for space wars in ‘AsterX’ European exercise
In silent orbit around Earth, a potentially hostile satellite approaches an allied communication node, intentions...
NATO navigates fine line between transparency, information security
Korzeniewo, POLAND – “We are ready.” The three-word statement was highlighted in bold letters at the opening of NATO’s...
Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East
Development and deployment of directed-energy weapons would enhance defense across the Greater Middle East, where...
Biden outlines military plans to build port in Gaza for aid
The U.S. military will establish a temporary port in the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid to starving...