by | Nov 14, 2023 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tucked away outside, at the very end of the Dubai Airshow’s static display of aircraft, the Russian pavilion of suppliers makers spanned a large portion of the floor plan here. This setting was markedly different from Moscow’s displays at...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Biden Administration’s budget package of roughly $106 billion in emergency supplemental funding includes a $1.2 billion investment in Israel’s directed energy weapon system, “Iron Beam,” which the U.S. Army could consider as an alternative laser...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Security
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy intends to sell Australia used Virginia-class attack submarines in 2032 and 2035, plus a new boat in 2038, leaders said. This timeline provides a more detailed breakdown of the submarine-sharing arrangement between the United States,...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. defense division of European aerospace company Airbus said it launched a new business unit aimed at the surging market for military drones. Airbus U.S. Space and Defense on Nov. 9 unveiled the creation of its uncrewed aircraft systems office,...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Emirati conglomerate Edge Group has established what it calls an international multi-domain testing site for defense and aerospace systems, the first of its kind and size in the Gulf region, according to the company. Dubbed the X...
by | Nov 13, 2023 | Security
Editor’s note: Vivek Raghuvanshi, a journalist and freelancer to Defense News for more than three decades, was jailed in mid-May by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of espionage. The Indian government has released minimal information on his arrest....
by | Nov 10, 2023 | Security
MILAN — The Dubai Air Show, one of the world’s largest aircraft-themed expos, is set to begin next week against the backdrop of an increasingly tense region, leading at least one Israeli defense organization to pull away from the show. The biannual event, which will...
by | Nov 10, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces have intercepted a long-range ballistic missile over the Red Sea region using the Arrow 3 air defense system, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. The Arrow 3 is an exo-atmospheric missile capable of long-range interception...
by | Nov 10, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The State Department cleared an estimated $2.53 billion foreign military sale of M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to Romania, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Nov. 9. DSCA notified Congress, which must approve the sale, today. Romania wants to...
by | Nov 9, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s brand new watercraft will cost the service more than double the original price tag to build, according to the Army acquisition chief. The unit cost, after the most recent contract negotiations with the Maneuver Support Vessel-Light’s...
