Security

Slovakia to buy Israeli Barak MX air defense systems for $610M

WARSAW — The Slovak government has approved the purchase six Barak MX air defense systems with related equipment for an estimated €554 million ($615 million), according to the country’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, Robert Kaliňák. Slovakia and Israel...
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First F-35 for Poland rolls out of Lockheed’s Fort Worth plant

FORT WORTH, Texas — Polish defense leaders got at sneak peek at the country’s first F-35A combat jet on Wednesday during an unveiling ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s manufacturing site here. Warsaw ordered 32 of the fifth-generation planes more than four years ago. The...
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US Army ammo plant boosts artillery shell production for Ukraine

SCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania ammunition plant that makes a key artillery shell in Ukraine’s fight against Russia has managed to boost production by 50% to meet surging demand, with more capacity set to come on line. Government officials revealed the increase in...
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Biden pushed forward with Gaza pier despite warnings, watchdog says

President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to accomplish and undercut the effort to...
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