by | Mar 4, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has laid out its future aspirations in a document released Feb. 29, with counter-drone systems, new fighter jets and medium-range air defense systems among the most pressing concerns. The 74-page whitepaper, which...
by | Mar 1, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands plans to order four new air-defense frigates for more than €3.5 billion (U.S. $3.8 billion) to replace its current fleet, Dutch State Secretary of Defense Christophe van der Maat said in a letter to parliament Friday. The Dutch Defence Ministry...
by | Mar 1, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has laid out its future aspirations in a document released Feb. 29, with counter-drone systems, new fighter jets and medium-range air defense systems among the most pressing concerns. The 74-page whitepaper, which...
by | Mar 1, 2024 | Security
HELSINKI — Patria will build a site in Finland for the assembly of F-35 Block 4 fighter jets, now that the government’s Ministerial Finance Committee has approved the Defence Ministry’s land and facilities lease proposal. The project is linked to the $9.6 billion jet...
by | Mar 1, 2024 | Security
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted 13-79 against a resolution that would have blocked a $23 billion F-16 sale to Turkey that the Biden administration approved last month. Turkey has sought to lock down the sale, which includes 40 new F-16s made by Lockheed...
by | Feb 29, 2024 | Security
ROME — Bell and Leonardo are to work together on tiltrotor helicopters, 13 years after they broke off a partnership on what was then nascent technology. The U.S. and Italian firms signed a memorandum of understanding to “evaluate cooperation opportunities in the...
by | Feb 29, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Indian government is closer to buying a multibillion-dollar package of cruise missiles, air defense weapons, surveillance radars and fighter jet engines following approval from the country’s highest decision-making body on security...
by | Feb 29, 2024 | Security
SAO PAULO — A leading Brazilian bank has reversed its decision to cease using its own resources to finance the defense industry, according to the government. Defense News reported earlier this month that Banco do Brasil declared its intention to stop financing defense...
by | Feb 29, 2024 | Security
LONDON — The British Defence Ministry has awarded two contracts for the development of ground-based software to support its planned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite constellation. The U.K. arms of Belgian-based company Rhea and American firm...
by | Feb 29, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a $2.5 billion deal with the U.S. government to acquire the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, to synchronize the nation’s air- and missile-defense weapons under development. Deliveries are...
