BANGUI, Central African Republic — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his...
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US clears F-35 sale to Romania, bolstering NATO’s eastern flank
The U.S. State Department on Friday announced it has approved the sale of 32 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to Romania in...
France tests space lasers for secure satellite downlink in world first
PARIS — French technology firms used laser to communicate between a low-orbit nano satellite and a commercial ground...
EU told to hire defense industry commissioner to compete with US
ROME — If the European Union wants to compete with the United States in the global defense market it must appoint a...
EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from US: Report
BRUSSELS — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two-thirds of it in...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9...
Netherlands to add tanks, F-35s, frigates amid warnings of war
PARIS — The Netherlands plans to bolster its armed forces by reconstituting a tank battalion, buying more F-35 fighter...
Germany receives first IRIS-T antimissile system for its own forces
BERLIN — Germany’s military has received the first IRIS-T SLM air defense system for its own forces after prioritizing...
NATO hosts Icelandic exercise to monitor vital north Atlantic passage
MILAN — Seven NATO countries completed an Iceland-based exercise aimed at defending vital underwater lines of...
Air Force going ‘line by line’ to bring down nuclear missile costs
The U.S. Air Force “underestimated” the complexity of building a sprawling network of launch centers and other ground...
How the Marine Corps is testing a ‘narco-boat’ for resupply efforts
The U.S. Marine Corps is testing out an autonomous system inspired by a “narco-boat” to bolster resupply efforts, as...
Elbit eyes Nordic market for its ‘Iron Fist’ vehicle-protection system
KIELCE, Poland — Israel’s Elbit Systems hopes that three Nordic states will buy the company’s Iron Fist active...