by | Feb 26, 2024 | Security
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament is to vote Monday on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO, likely bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Hungary’s...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy’s parliament has approved the planned acquisition of two new FREMM frigates with updated electronics and 132 combat-version Leopard tanks as well as 140 other tank versions. The new buys, approved Feb. 21 by the parliament’s defense commission, are part...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
The U.S. Marine Corps passed a full financial audit for the first time, with the service announcing Friday its fiscal 2023 financial audit received an “unmodified audit opinion” after a rigorous two-year review. The milestone — something the Defense Department and the...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, French President Emmanuel Macron quickly proclaimed Europe needed an “économie de guerre” — a war economy — to underwrite its security. Since then, governments here have rushed to assess how rapidly they...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — After a successful bid in South Korea, Brazil aerospace company Embraer anticipates high market demand in Asia for its C-390 Millennium tactical airlifter. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration selected the C-390 in December under a $544...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
U.S. defense officials are concerned the military may lose access to crucial staging ground in the Pacific region — and potentially cede it to China — because of a lapse in funding held up in Congress. At risk are a set of agreements dubbed Compacts of Free...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
ROME — When politicians and pundits make predictions about the course of the Ukraine war, a lot of numbers are tossed around, notably 60 billion: the number of dollars in U.S. aid blocked in Congress that Kyiv needs as its artillery shell stocks plummet. This week the...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
Military operations in Ukraine have cost Russia up to $211 billion, and the country has lost $10 billion in canceled or paused arms sales, according to the Pentagon. At least 20 medium to large Russian naval vessels have been sunk in the Black Sea, while 315,000...
by | Feb 23, 2024 | Security
LONDON — Britain will supply another batch of multi-role missiles and provide training for thousands of Ukrainian troops, the defence secretary announced this week. Britain is shipping 200 MBDA-built Brimstone missiles to the Ukraine, Grant Shapps said in a speech to...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon’s realization of a basic form of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control is a signal to China that the U.S. is making significant strides in military modernization, officials said. The Defense Department this week announced it secured a so-called...
