Security

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...

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...

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...

Elbit eyes Nordic market for its ‘Iron Fist’ vehicle-protection system

KIELCE, Poland — Israel’s Elbit Systems hopes that three Nordic states will buy the company’s Iron Fist active protection system for their military fleets after Sweden-based BAE Systems Hägglunds ordered it for installation on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles in...