Security

Philippines hints at fresh fighter fleet amid negotiations with Sweden

SINGAPORE — The Philippines is nearing a breakthrough in negotiations to buy fighter jets from Sweden after two decades of efforts to refresh its fleet. The two governments are now ironing out the final terms of defense cooperation based on a memorandum of...
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How Ukraine’s defense companies have adapted to two years or war

MILAN — With the third winter of war well underway in Ukraine, the country’s military-industrial complex is in a race against the technological clock to out-innovate Russian invaders. The uncertainty looming over the future of foreign military aid to Ukraine and the...
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Russia’s maxed-out arms makers face labor, tech shortages

MOSCOW — As Russian arms makers are fulfilling government orders at a record rate, they are bracing for a shortage in skilled labor and high-tech manufacturing components that belie the image of a defense-industrial juggernaut, according to analysts. The projection...
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Foreign firms vie for South Korea’s airborne early warning contract

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Several international vendors are intent on helping South Korea bolster its airborne early warning and control capability, as the country’s Air Force plans to spend at most $2.26 billion on four aircraft. After the Defense Acquisition...
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