Security

US shifts over $100M in military aid from Israel, Egypt to Lebanon

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah. In separate notices sent to...
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Missile maker MBDA buys Safran’s stake in rocket-engine supplier Roxel

PARIS — Pan-European missile maker MBDA bought the remaining 50% of rocket-engine supplier Roxel from co-owner Safran, in a move the company expects will help it ramp up production in the face of surging demand. MBDA acquired Safran’s stake in Roxel on Dec. 19, it...
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British-led force to use AI in tracking Russia’s shadow fleet

PARIS — The U.K.-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a military partnership of 10 northern European countries, has activated an AI-powered system to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor the so-called Russian shadow fleet, consisting of hundreds of...
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German army gets nod to buy Israeli PULS rocket launchers

COLOGNE, Germany — The German army has received parliamentary approval to buy an initial batch of Elbit-made PULS rocket artillery systems, a decision that could see Berlin look to European munitions suppliers in the future. The move, announced just before the...
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