Security

Australia, New Zealand monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian and New Zealand militaries were monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday. The Australian government revealed a week ago that the...
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Naval Group charges rival ThyssenKrupp with selling out submarine tech

PARIS — France’s Naval Group has criticized Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems for hurting European submarine vendors by transferring technology to countries that later managed to build their own boats for export. TKMS “are champions at creating new competitors,”...
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Germany taps Rheinmetall to handle some wartime logistics

BERLIN — Germany’s Rheinmetall will provide logistics support for military movements within and across the country under a major new contract, the company announced. The deal comes as part of a wider German effort to remake the Bundeswehr into a more combat-ready...
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UAE’s island-based weapons range gets an upgrade for drone practice

MILAN — The United Arab Emirates’ conglomerate Edge Group has announced the expansion of its international multi-domain testing site for weapons, aiming to boost the range’s utility in exercising drone operations. The XRange, of which a mock-up was unveiled at the...
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