Security

Amid Russia jitters, NATO drills flowing troops across Polish rivers

KORZENIEWO, Poland — Some one hundred kilometers away from Poland’s border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, forces from nine NATO member countries were busy setting up the last of their amphibious gear. They are part of a large multi-domain...

Saab wins Polish mega order for Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles

PARIS — Sweden’s Saab signed a contract with Poland to provide the country with more than $1 billion worth of Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment. Saab expects to book the order, with a value of 12.9 billion Swedish kroner ($1.2...

Albania opens remodeled Soviet-era air base as hub for NATO jets

ROME — Albania reopened a refurbished Soviet-era air base on Monday which will host NATO jets as fears grow in the Balkans over creeping Russian influence. Italian Eurofighters and U.S. F-16s and F-35s flew in for the inauguration of the base at Kucova, 50 miles south...

Germany, Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication that Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. At the same time, the government sought to...