Security

Italy confirms air defense battery earmarked for Ukraine

ROME — Italy has confirmed it will send a second SAMP/T air defense battery to Ukraine in response to urgent appeals by Kyiv to help defeat Russian missile attacks. “It is known that we will send SAMP/T, which is an instrument of air defense, therefore of protection,...
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Finland beefs up artillery capability for coastal defense

MILAN — Finland is the latest Nordic country to beef up its coastal defense with the planned acquisition of over a dozen self-propelled artillery systems to protect the country’s territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. The Finnish Logistics Command, which oversees...
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NATO space enterprise must throttle up — or risk falling short

The importance of space has been increasing for allied defense, deterrence, operations and resilience over the last few decades. This summer’s NATO summit in Washington presents a key opportunity to build on the alliance’s nascent space policy and structure at an...
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US military works to deepen partnerships in African Lion exercise

TAN TAN, Morocco — High-ranking military officials from the U.S. and its top African allies watched intently as dust and flames shot up from pieces of the Sahara Desert hit by tank and artillery fire. They looked up as pilots flew F-16s into formation. And they...
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