Security

Designing a soft landing for NATO by starting the clock on Europe

The June 24-25 NATO summit in the The Hague could be the most consequential summit in the Alliance’s 76-year history. Its outcome could also be the most important determinant of President Donald Trump’s national security legacy. With the requisite leadership on both...
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US Typhon missile system in Philippines is a subtle headache for China

MANILA, Philippines — China released its first white paper on national security this week amid what Beijing calls “intensifying geopolitics” in the region marked by the deployment of an “intermediate-range missile system.” The 23-page “China’s National Security in the...
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Fincantieri jockeying for position in US naval shipbuilding revamp

ROME — The CEO of shipbuilder Fincantieri has claimed the Italian state- controlled yard can be a catalyst in President Donald Trump’s shake-up of U.S. naval shipbuilding. Pierroberto Folgiero said Fincantieri could “enable and support a kind of renaissance of...
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AI company Helsing unveils swarming underwater surveillance drones

MILAN — Germany-based Helsing has launched an underwater drone surveillance network powered by artificial intelligence for the detection of enemy submarines and ships out at sea for months at a time. The company’s artificial-intelligence tool Lura is at the heart of...
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