Security

From customer to sanctioned ‘proliferator,’ drones extend Iran’s reach

Days after Iran’s unprecedented and largely unsuccessful bombarding of Israel, the U.S. and U.K. levied additional sanctions on the regime’s manufacturers and sources of materiel. The joint move, made in direct response to the attack, targeted 16 people and two...
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Albania courts NATO investors to revive Soviet-era munitions plants

WARSAW, Poland — Albanian Defense Minister Niko Peleshi has announced that the country’s government aims to relaunch its three dormant weapon and ammunition production facilities amid military conflicts in Europe and the Middle East. The ministry intends to attract...
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Ukraine, allies scour the world for coveted air defense systems

MILAN — While Ukraine and Western allies have spent the last year scouring the world for ammunition, the attention has now shifted to the urgent need to find spare Patriot systems to close gaps in Kyiv’s air defenses. The quest to find these highly coveted weapons has...
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Russia funneling weapons through Libyan port, eying gateway to Africa

ROME — Russian vessels have been unloading thousands of tons of military equipment in the eastern Libyan port of Tobruk this month after repeated visits by Russia’s deputy defense minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov to Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the strongman running eastern Libya....
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