Security

Qatar is in line to get US drones, bombs worth $2 billion

MILAN — The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a hefty weapons package to Qatar, including a handful of long-range maritime surveillance drones and hundreds of missiles and bombs. The Gulf nation has requested to buy eight MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft...
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Airbus announces missile-slinging drone for air defense

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Airbus unveiled a European-made anti-drone drone concept with elements of autonomy this week, piggybacking on a training dummy design from 20 years ago. With LOAD — short for Low-Cost Air Defence — the European aerospace giant seeks to address...
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Denmark signals plan to join European air refueling pool, buy tankers

PARIS — Denmark indicated plans to join a European pool of air-to-air refueling tankers, including the potential purchase of two Airbus A330 MRTT refueling aircraft, with Danish participation in the joint capacity estimated to cost about 7.4 billion Danish kroner...
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US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about Houthi attack plans

LONDON — As wake-up calls go, the alarms don’t get much louder. Allies of the United States see the group chat between top U.S. officials about a planned attack in Yemen that accidentally included a journalist as a jaw-dropping security breach which casts doubt on...
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