Security

Ukraine, EU defense firms discuss setting up local production

PARIS — More than 100 Ukrainian and European defense firms gathered in Brussels on Monday to discuss direct investment in Ukraine’s defense industry as well as setting up local production to help the country fight off Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s weapon-production...

Electronic warfare in Ukraine has lessons for US weapons, navigation

ORLANDO — The U.S. is gaining valuable insights about the performance of its technologies amid electronic interference as Ukrainian troops use them on the front lines, according to one official. Washington and other governments have committed billions of dollars of...

Sweden goes back to the drawing board for a next-gen warplane

MILAN — Amid a rush within NATO to rally around next-generation combat aircraft, new alliance member Sweden is taking a pause to assess what’s next for its lineage as a warplane-producing country. The Nordic state in 2022 suspended its flirtation with one of Europe’s...

US Air Force eyes deadline to launch new command

The U.S. Air Force wants to have its Integrated Capabilities Command up and running by the end of 2024, the service’s chief of staff told reporters Thursday. The command is a central pillar of a vast reorganization the service announced in February. This revamp, the...