by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opposed European Union plans to raise €800 billion ($870 billion) for defense spending, spoiling the bloc’s show of bravura in the face of Russian aggression and Donald Trump’s disregard. The European windfall has been...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Despite a recent accident with an Israeli-built drone, South Korea’s military is pressing ahead ahead with unmanned technology, including a stealthy loyal wingman designed to accompany the air force’s new KF-21 Boramae fighters. The...
by | Mar 20, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government has unveiled plans to boost domestic landmine production following an announcement that the country, along with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, would pull out the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention, also known as the Ottawa Treaty,...
by | Mar 19, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, is pushing for member states to spend more on joint defense procurement within the 27-nation bloc, as part of a plan to build up a credible military deterrent against Russia by 2030. Up to €150...
by | Mar 19, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ukraine claims to be one of the first countries to have successfully developed a laser anti-aircraft weapon, according to a high-ranking military official. The secretive device has reportedly been employed on the battlefield against low-flying...
by | Mar 19, 2025 | Security
PARIS — French defense-electronics maker Thales won a contract to supply the entire sonar and acoustics suite for the Royal Netherlands Navy Orka-class submarine fleet to be built by Naval Group, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The submarine sonar...
by | Mar 18, 2025 | Security
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastructure targets in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in...
by | Mar 18, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of amending the constitution to enable significantly increased defense spending. The Bundestag decision, 512 to 206, comes amid European governments warming to the idea of taking on new debt for...
by | Mar 18, 2025 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The governments of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced their willingness to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention, also known as the Ottawa Treaty, citing an increasingly belligerent Russia. As the Russian invasion of...
by | Mar 18, 2025 | Security
PARIS — MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, boosted production and deliveries by 33% in 2024, as demand from European governments for air defense and battlefield munitions lifted orders to a record. The maker of Aster air-defense interceptors, the SCALP-EG/Storm...
