Security

DOD wants to cut red tape on foreign arms deals, Hegseth says

The Defense Department wants to reform how it sells weapons to foreign countries, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday. The U.S. foreign military sales, or FMS, process involves years of back-and-forth between the U.S. and countries interested in buying...
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Survival of the quickest: Military leaders aim to unleash, control AI

PARIS — Artificial intelligence is massively accelerating military decision making, and armed forces that don’t keep up risk being outmatched, the NATO commander in charge of strategic transformation at the alliance said at the AI Action Summit in Paris this week....
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Leonardo exec floats Eurofighter as stepstone for Saudi GCAP entrance

ROME — Saudi Arabia can gain the industrial know-how it needs to participate in the GCAP fighter program by first setting up assembly lines for NH90 helicopters and Eurofighters, a senior Italian industrial official has said. The Gulf kingdom needs to improve its...
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NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe must be part of peace talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Several NATO allies stressed on Thursday that Ukraine and Europe must not be cut out of any peace negotiations as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied that the United States is betraying the war-ravaged country. European governments are reeling...
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China bans more US defense firms

Mar 7, 2025

MANILA, Philippines — China banned 25 more U.S. firms, the latest addition to a bourgeoning list of American defense...