PARIS — Airbus Defence and Space, together with Naval Group, won a contract worth as much as €480 million (US$504...
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Poland, Slovakia team up for ammunition, weapon purchases
WARSAW, Poland — Poland and Slovakia have signed a letter of intent to jointly produce ammunition and cooperate on the...
Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US
PARIS — Europe can build up most of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without U.S....
China ‘dramatically’ alarmed by US missile deployment: Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — China expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military...
Russian defense plan kicks off separate AI development push
MOSCOW — Russian officials have unveiled a new 10-year defense plan that includes a dedicated section on artificial...
US State Department clears $5B sale of Patriot missiles to Germany
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of the latest variant of Patriot missiles to Germany in a deal that...
Netanyahu’s hernia surgeon gets a seat on Rafael board
JERUSALEM – Israel’s defense sector is in an uproar over a surprise appointment on the board of directors of...
Norway inquires about HIMARS purchase from Lockheed Martin
PARIS – Norway has inquired about buying as many as 16 of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...
US approves $20 billion weapons sale to Israel amid regional tensions
The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air...
Poland buys 96 Apache helicopters to boost attack capabilities
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with the United States government to...
Norway to purchase HIMARS from Lockheed Martin, snubbing Hanwha
PARIS – Norway has requested to buy 16 of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS —...
Cheap first-person-view drones now hunting larger prey in Ukraine
MILAN – Low-cost first-person-view drones are proving increasingly capable of striking larger platforms — such as...