Security

What to look out for at Eurosatory, Europe’s biggest defense show

PARIS — Europe’s largest defense show kicks off in Paris on Monday, and this year’s edition of the Eurosatory exhibition will reflect feedback from two years of war in Ukraine, said Charles Beaudouin, the retired major general and former head of the French Army’s...
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Will Russia’s Navy get the 50 ships it expects this year?

MOSCOW — The Russian Navy will receive about 50 ships of various classes this year, compared to 32 last year, according to the deputy minister of industry and trade. The announcement comes amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine, during which Ukrainian forces have...
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Romania’s second Patriot system operational after drone-destroying drill

Constanta, ROMANIA — Romania’s second Patriot air defense system is now ready for combat following its successful intercept of a target simulating a cruise missile during a live-fire exercise on the banks of the Black Sea. On June 14, in cloudy conditions at the Capu...
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German-Italian tank kerfuffle dings vision of Europeanized arms

ROME — The team-up between KNDS and Leonardo last December to build tanks and fighting vehicles was touted as a key step towards well timed European defense industry integration as the continent faces war on its border and growing competition from overseas. “The aim...
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