by | Jan 11, 2024 | Security
ISTANBUL — Defense leaders from Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania formalized a pact Jan. 11 aimed at protecting Black Sea shipping from mines laid in the course of Russia’s attack against Ukraine. Turkish defense minister Yaşar Güler, Bulgarian deputy defense minister...
by | Jan 11, 2024 | Security
MILAN — Estonia’s Milrem Robotics is assessing the possibility of producing several of its unmanned platforms in Ukraine, a move that could put the company’s Emirati owners in a tricky position vis-à-vis the Gulf country’s ties to Russia. At the First International...
by | Jan 10, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM — The newly configured Spyder air defense system has intercepted a drone during a test with the Israeli military, the weapon’s manufacturer announced Wednesday. The announcement comes amid the Israel-Hamas war and tension along Israel’s northern border with...
by | Jan 10, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Recruitment difficulties are bedeviling militaries across Europe as they seek to build up their strengths in the face of Russian aggression, an assertive China and a deteriorating security situation in parts of Africa and the Middle East. With European...
by | Jan 10, 2024 | Security
The top Marine general is in “good condition” after receiving open-heart surgery Monday to fix the condition that caused his cardiac arrest in October, the Marine Corps said. Gen. Eric Smith, the Marine commandant, hasn’t been on full duty status since he went into...
by | Jan 10, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Australian, U.K. and U.S. trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, often associated with the construction of nuclear-powered submarines, is also beginning to bear fruit in the fields of artificial intelligence and autonomy. While the first...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | Security
WASHINGTON — Senior Chinese military officials visited Washington this week for two days of meetings with their American counterparts — the latest communication channel between the two nations to restart after more than a yearlong lapse. The meetings — officially...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | Security
BERLIN — Germany’s high-tech defense firms are adapting their business practices amid the war in Ukraine, replacing the sector’s boutique approach with a greater focus on mass production, according to company officials. The key factor now tends to be speed, officials...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Defense electronics specialist Hensoldt has hired a competitor’s executive as its new leader, the German company announced Monday. Oliver Dörre will become CEO at Hensoldt and replace outgoing boss Thomas Müller on April 1. Dörre joins Hensoldt from the French...
by | Jan 9, 2024 | Security
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports totaled $5.5 billion in 2023, up about 25% from the year prior, according to a local organization that tracks foreign sales. However, the Turkish Exporters Assembly’s report, released this month, does not distinguish...
