Security

When will China have a sixth-gen fighter jet?

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Despite China’s notorious secrecy surrounding all things defense, there are indications it is making progress on a sixth-generation fighter. Perhaps the clearest admission came from a WeChat social media post by Aviation Industry...

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers

PARIS — Western gun makers are exploring the potential of small arms to counter small drones, turning cheap and widely available weapons into last-resort defenses against an emerging threat. The shift is playing out on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, where...

Safran in talks to buy French AI startup Preligens for €220 million

PARIS — Aerospace firm Safran is in exclusive talks to buy French defense artificial-intelligence startup Preligens, whose algorithms are used to analyze satellite data for the French and U.S. militaries, for an enterprise value of €220 million, or $236 million....

US prepares to open new training site for foreign F-35 pilots

A new F-35 training site under construction in northwest Arkansas is preparing to welcome fighter pilots from around the world this fall. Ebbing Air National Guard Base will become the latest U.S.-based site dedicated to training foreign pilots across the global F-35...

Japan gets new defense minister

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shuffled his Cabinet and key party posts on Wednesday to strengthen his...