by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
MILAN — With the third winter of war well underway in Ukraine, the country’s military-industrial complex is in a race against the technological clock to out-innovate Russian invaders. The uncertainty looming over the future of foreign military aid to Ukraine and the...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — The Philippines is nearing a breakthrough in negotiations to buy fighter jets from Sweden after two decades of efforts to refresh its fleet. The two governments are now ironing out the final terms of defense cooperation based on a memorandum of...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
MOSCOW — As Russian arms makers are fulfilling government orders at a record rate, they are bracing for a shortage in skilled labor and high-tech manufacturing components that belie the image of a defense-industrial juggernaut, according to analysts. The projection...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Several international vendors are intent on helping South Korea bolster its airborne early warning and control capability, as the country’s Air Force plans to spend at most $2.26 billion on four aircraft. After the Defense Acquisition...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — Six months after Ukrainian pilots tested the Swedish Gripen fighter jets, the aircraft’s vendor says government and industry movements are continuing to provide them to Kyiv in what could be a relatively quick transfer. Stockholm has been touting the...
by | Feb 22, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy’s Fincantieri and UAE group EDGE have agreed to create a Abu Dhabi-based joint venture to build and sell naval vessels to non-NATO countries, the firms said Tuesday. The JV, which will be 51% owned by EDGE but run by Fincantieri managers, will aim to take...
by | Feb 21, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — Japan’s Defense Ministry is showcasing 13 domestic companies at the Singapore Airshow this week, among its largest industrial contingent outside the country after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014. Japanese companies have for decades...
by | Feb 21, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — Korea Aerospace Industries has secured another European missile supplier with the signature of a cooperation agreement with German arms manufacturer Diehl Defence that will see the integration of the IRIS-T missile into the FA-50 and KF-21 combat aircraft....
by | Feb 21, 2024 | Security
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by | Feb 21, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — With the allure of Russian weapons waning in the shadow of the Ukraine war, Malaysia is considering pivoting to other Asian suppliers while also attempting to build a local industry. Malaysia’s defense capabilities have historically been highly dependent...
