ROME — The team-up between KNDS and Leonardo last December to build tanks and fighting vehicles was touted as a key...
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NATO approves plan to speed aid and training to Ukraine’s armed forces
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers on Friday approved a plan to provide reliable long-term security aid and...
Eyes on Ukraine, demand for tanks is bubbling up in Eastern Europe
WARSAW, Poland — Drawing lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine, several Eastern European allies are aiming to buy...
Russia to lengthen submarine patrols, says Norwegian intel report
MOSCOW — Russia this year will likely step up its presence in the Barents Sea and the Atlantic Ocean while lengthening...
NATO members line up to join new space-based data collection effort
STUTTGART, Germany – More than half of NATO’s member states, along with its two current invitees, have pledged to take...
US working with ‘Five Eyes’ nations, Japan on information warfare
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. is consulting with its “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing partners and other allies to share and...
EU seeks new Russia sanctions package, targets Iran’s drones
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is considering a new set of sanctions totaling €11 billion ($11.7 billion) against...
NATO summit defense spending pledges may exceed 2% target, Austin says
WASHINGTON ― NATO countries will agree to a new pledge this summer to increase defense spending above their previous...
Babcock wins $480 million bid to run Britain’s Skynet SATCOM program
LONDON — Babcock International has secured a deal to run the ground elements of the British military’s Skynet...
Air Force’s No. 2 civilian to step down March 6
Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones will step down from her job, effective March 6, after nearly two years in...
Latvia to boost defense spending with naval missile, HIMARS deals
WARSAW, Poland — Latvian Defence Minister Ināra Mūrniece has announced the country’s military expenditure could reach...
Climate-forward defense: Achieving a military mind shift
Every soldier in a cold and wet foxhole understands the impact of weather on military operations, so it is no surprise...