BREST, France — The French Navy has ordered an autonomous underwater vehicle from Exail that will surveil critical...
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New pact boosts defense-industry goals in EU lending scheme
BERLIN — The European Union’s funding and defense branches are moving closer together in a bid to strengthen the...
New Zealand, Australia swap senior military commanders
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The armed forces of New Zealand and Australia have swapped deputy commanders at their...
Edge Group touts Gulf region’s first multi-domain military test island
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Emirati conglomerate Edge Group has established what it calls an international...
Airbus, maker of long-flying Zephyr, launches US drone business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. defense division of European aerospace company Airbus said it launched a new business unit aimed...
US, India defense officials meet to talk regional security
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Dubai Air Show becomes stage for a Middle East on edge
MILAN — The Dubai Air Show, one of the world’s largest aircraft-themed expos, is set to begin next week against the...
Israel announces first Arrow-3 operational intercept
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have intercepted a long-range ballistic missile over the Red Sea region using the Arrow 3...
State Dept. approves $2.5B sale of Abrams tanks to Romania
WASHINGTON — The State Department cleared an estimated $2.53 billion foreign military sale of M1A2 Abrams Main Battle...
Unit cost of Army watercraft more than twice the original price
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s brand new watercraft will cost the service more than double the original price tag to...
US, Japan navies stage aircraft carrier meetup in Western Pacific
MELBOURNE, Australia — Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers joined up with a Japanese helicopter-destroyer for an exercise...
Spanish tech center to test Eurodrone’s propulsion system
MILAN — Airbus has hired a Spanish technology center to help with ground testing of the Eurodrone’s propulsion system,...