ROME — Italy has signed a €500 million ($535 million) deal to buy its fourth and final U-212 NFS submarine to be built...
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BAE cuts steel on first anti-submarine frigate for Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — BAE Systems Australia ceremonially cut steel on the first batch of Hunter-class Anti-Submarine...
Germany approves funds to develop supersonic weapon, buy thousands of missiles
BERLIN — Germany’s parliament has authorized money for the purchase of thousands of missiles and the development of a...
US pledges a new $325 million arms shipment to Ukraine
The Pentagon plans to send another $325 million tranche of artillery, anti-armor weapons and other military aid to...
US defense secretary forecasts Sweden will join NATO by mid-July
MUSKӦ NAVAL BASE, Sweden — In its bid to join NATO, Sweden may cross the finish line in time for the transatlantic...
US Navy sails first drone through Mideast’s Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on...
UK defense-procurement plan is too rigid and rosy, lawmakers warn
LONDON — Britain’s defense ministry is failing to adapt its equipment-procurement processes fast enough in the face of...
Pentagon: Yes, we are still lagging behind China’s hypersonics
House Armed Services Committee members level tough questions at a Navy admiral on the U.S. ability to match China's...
Raytheon’s Patriot missiles arrive in Ukraine
Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received U.S-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile...
Kim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite ready for launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned...
Sikorsky won’t sue US Army after GAO rejected protest over future helo
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky said Tuesday it won’t sue the U.S. Army after the Government Accountability...
See what Iran showed off at its military parade
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president Tuesday reiterated threats against Israel while marking the country’s annual Army Day,...