by | Mar 26, 2024 | Security
VICTORIA, British Columbia — The association representing Canadian defense firms says it is in the dark about the status of equipment exports to Israel after the House of Commons voted to end military sales to that nation. The legislative body passed a motion March 18...
by | Mar 26, 2024 | Security
Saab is growing its footprint in the U.S. with a new facility that will manufacture ground combat weapons and missile systems, the head of the company’s American branch told Defense News. The new site is part of a global manufacturing push from the Swedish company to...
by | Mar 25, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon’s acting policy chief will leave her post this spring. Sasha Baker’s departure will open a new gap in an office struggling to fill its top seats for almost a year. Colin Kahl, who the Senate narrowly confirmed to the position in 2021, left last summer....
by | Mar 25, 2024 | Security
MILAN — The European Commission is poised to jolt the Eurodrone program by injecting a second round of funding into the project to allow for the development of new capabilities. On March 15, the European Commission, responsible for promoting cooperation and...
by | Mar 22, 2024 | Security
BERLIN — The industries of Germany and France will have an equal share of work in developing and producing a future tank, the countries’ defense ministers announced March 22. The agreement for the Main Ground Combat System, to be formalized in late April as a...
by | Mar 22, 2024 | Security
Two outgoing House Republican defense hawks in charge of high-profile national security committees announced Friday they will vacate their respective chairmanships before the end of the year. House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Committee on the...
by | Mar 22, 2024 | Security
ISLAMABAD — It appears Pakistan’s Navy has acquired a Chinese-built spy ship, according to open-source intelligence analyst Damien Symon, who reviewed commercially available satellite imagery. The intelligence gathering platform, dubbed Rizwan, is described as an...
by | Mar 22, 2024 | Security
For all the reports of battlefield setbacks along the front line, Ukraine is conducting a novel hybrid campaign combining long-range drone strikes and unconventional warfare. The question is: Could the United States similarly integrate conventional and unconventional...
by | Mar 22, 2024 | Security
The U.S. military is tinkering with high-energy lasers in Iraq as part of a broader effort to refine directed-energy weapons and more effectively counter drones, according to the leader of Central Command. The Army earlier this year sent several laser weapons mounted...
by | Mar 21, 2024 | Security
LONDON — The U.K. Defence Ministry is partnering with the British motor-racing Formula 1 team McLaren to upgrade several defense projects, the ministry announced Saturday. “This exciting partnership will see McLaren Racing bring their world-class expertise from the...
