Security

Turkish navy starts construction of three new warships

ISTANBUL — The Turkish navy has begun the new year by announcing the construction of three warships based on domestic designs: a submarine, an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the highly anticipated TF-2000 air-defense destroyer series. The shipbuilding programs...
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Israel creates hub to hasten military AI, autonomy research

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has established a new office at the Ministry of Defense tasked with overseeing technology development in the fields of artificial intelligence and autonomy, according to a government announcement. Named the AI and Autonomy...
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Italy gets Lynx fighting vehicle for testing ahead of first contract

ROME — Germany’s Rheinmetall has loaned a Lynx tracked vehicle to the Italian army to test, as Italy prepares to sign a half-billion euro contract ($513 million) for a first batch of the vehicles by mid-2025. The Lynx fighting vehicle was shipped on Dec. 30 to the...
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Estonian anti-drone mini missile to be tested in Ukraine

MILAN — An Estonian tech startup has developed a miniature missile designed to counter low-flying drones that it plans to test in Ukraine this month, as Russian drone attacks continue to cause havoc across the war-torn country. The Estonia-based company Frankenburg...
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