Security

European Union weighs creation of air defense shield

COLOGNE, Germany — The European Union is considering setting up its own air defense shield after bloc leaders threw their support behind a Greek-Polish initiative to that effect this week. The two countries’ prime minsters, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk,...
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Sweden seeks air-defense guns for its assault boats

MILAN — Sweden plans to acquire anti-aircraft guns for its fast-assault boats to counter drones and helicopters, as officials have warned that the Baltic Sea could become a flashpoint with Russia. The Swedish Ministry of Defense’s equipment branch, dubbed FMV, has...
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Money, weapons and secret meetings: What the Pentagon is doing to arm Taiwan

Last fall, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, the Pentagon came with a message: Help us help Taiwan. The year before, Congress had for the first time allowed the Defense Department to ship its own stocks to the island nation — up to $1 billion each year....
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US, Singapore to work together on counter-drone, electronic warfare tech

SINGAPORE — The U.S. and Singapore have agreed to collaborate more closely on defense innovation as part of a broader effort by the Pentagon to pair the American defense industry with countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Signing the agreement on the U.S. side was...
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