Security

Italian parliament OKs frigate, Leopard tank deals

ROME — Italy’s parliament has approved the planned acquisition of two new FREMM frigates with updated electronics and 132 combat-version Leopard tanks as well as 140 other tank versions. The new buys, approved Feb. 21 by the parliament’s defense commission, are part...
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‘Already late’: Pentagon sounds alarm on funding Pacific island pact

U.S. defense officials are concerned the military may lose access to crucial staging ground in the Pacific region — and potentially cede it to China — because of a lapse in funding held up in Congress. At risk are a set of agreements dubbed Compacts of Free...
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Embraer sees strong demand for C-390 Millennium airlifter in Asia

SINGAPORE — After a successful bid in South Korea, Brazil aerospace company Embraer anticipates high market demand in Asia for its C-390 Millennium tactical airlifter. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration selected the C-390 in December under a $544...
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Europeans are building a war economy. Can they master it?

COLOGNE, Germany — When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, French President Emmanuel Macron quickly proclaimed Europe needed an “économie de guerre” — a war economy — to underwrite its security. Since then, governments here have rushed to assess how rapidly they...
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