ROME — The United Arab Emirates has handed a five-year, €500 million ($524 million) contract to a joint venture...
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Russian arms makers make big showing at Arab defense fair
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Russia’s defense companies are sensing an opening to get back into the global arms...
Polish officials offer US more defense buys, joint ammo production
WARSAW, Poland — As Poland’s defense budget is set to reach an unprecedented level in the country’s history, at 4.7...
Bollinger ready to vie for US, Canada, Findland icebreaker contracts
Bollinger Shipyards announced Thursday that its Pascagoula Mississippi shipyard now exceeds 1,000 employees, touting...
At NATO summit, a question of what the alliance wants from the Pacific
It’s been a busy two months of travel for Lithuania’s defense minister. In June, Laurynas Kasčiūnas traveled to...
Germany buys more Patriots as it supplements Ukraine’s air defense
Raytheon has won a second contract this year, worth $1.2 billion, to provide major Patriot air and missile defense...
Switzerland squares neutrality with its European air-defense push
MILAN — Switzerland is moving to formalize its membership in the European Sky Shield Initiative, a step that officials...
Slovakia’s F-16 top-up plans reopen political battles over Ukraine aid
WARSAW, Poland — Slovakia’s Ministry of Defence is eying the purchase of four F-16 fighter jets on top of the 14...
NATO calls Ukraine’s path to membership ‘irreversible’ in new pledge
The members of NATO issued their plan for the next year during the 75th anniversary summit in Washington, calling...
As more NATO countries meet spending targets, some push to raise goals
After years of failing to meet NATO’s military spending targets, most of the alliance’s 32 members entered the 75th...
US to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to Germany
The U.S. will start deploying long-range fires units to Germany in 2026, according to a joint statement from both the...
German brigade entering Lithuania is a welcome change for NATO
For years, Germany has come under heavy fire for neglecting its defense spending — a situation that dates to the end...