by | Jan 27, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken...
by | Jan 26, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s foreign aid request for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific remains stalled on Capitol Hill, inhibiting funding for a unique mechanism that could help U.S. allies and partners build up their own defense industries. Until recently,...
by | Jan 26, 2024 | Security
ROME — The deployment in Ukraine of the Skynex air defense system built by Rheinmetall is raising the product’s profile and sparking new orders from around the world, the company has said. Built in Italy by the firm’s Italian subsidiary, Rheinmetall Italia, a Skynex...
by | Jan 25, 2024 | Security
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Deploying fully autonomous underwater systems is the key to maintaining an upper hand in the domain, according to a former French Navy commander. “We consider that the underwater sector is the last area of freedom for naval...
by | Jan 25, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged four key lawmakers to greenlight the roughly $20 billion sale of 40 F-16s to Turkey, noting the State Department intends to formally approve the deal as soon as Ankara finalizes Sweden’s NATO accession. The sale of...
by | Jan 25, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy will pick industrial partners to start work on a major new €5 billion ($5.4 billion) tracked fighting vehicle program within “a few months,” an Italian senior army official has told Defense News. Companies will be invited to launch feasibility studies for...
by | Jan 25, 2024 | Security
On Oct. 19, President Joe Biden, in only his second address from the Oval Office, told Americans: “We’re facing an inflection point in history — one of those moments where the decisions we make today are going to determine the future for decades to come.” It is hard...
by | Jan 24, 2024 | Security
MERSIN, Turkey — The Turkish government has signed contracts to replace some foreign-made weapons with locally produced versions, the Defense Ministry announced. The deals, finalized Jan. 20 with the defense contractor Roketsan and other domestic organizations, sets...
by | Jan 24, 2024 | Security
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group announced that its Estonia-based entity Milrem Robotics will provide 60 robotic combat vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles to the UAE military. The contract between Milrem and the country’s...
by | Jan 24, 2024 | Security
Nuclear threats have been a regular feature of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s discourse since even before he was president. My first memory of reading his name came with the title of secretary of Russia’s national security council in 1999, reporting to...
