by | Nov 9, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers joined up with a Japanese helicopter-destroyer for an exercise in the Philippine Sea over the weekend, a gathering meant to show the two allies’ ability to quickly mass forces during crises. The meeting of some of...
by | Nov 9, 2023 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has received a surveillance radar system from Japan as part of the first major equipment transfer since the Japanese government lifted its post-war defense export ban in 2014. The delivery comes amid clashes between the...
by | Nov 9, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Airbus has hired a Spanish technology center to help with ground testing of the Eurodrone’s propulsion system, marking the first step toward the platform’s eventual test flight. As part of the deal, the National Institute of Aerospace Technology, or INTA,...
by | Nov 9, 2023 | Security
GRAZ, Austria — German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will produce around 100,000 rounds of mortar ammunition for Ukraine as part of the German government’s military support for the eastern European nation, the company said on Wednesday. German defense officials...
by | Nov 8, 2023 | Security
MILAN — The Emirati conglomerate Edge Group has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss unmanned helicopter company Anavia, weeks before Swiss authorities are expected consider legislation that would likely subject such takeovers to federal scrutiny on national...
by | Nov 8, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Israel could buy the two U.S. Army-owned Iron Dome air defense batteries sent to the country when the current lease comes to an end next year, Army acquisition chief Doug Bush told reporters in a Nov. 7 briefing. The U.S. is sending its two Iron Dome...
by | Nov 8, 2023 | Security
LONDON — The U.K. arm of missile-maker MBDA and the Polish defense company PGZ have signed a contract to work on the next phase of Poland’s anti-air missile program, the two countries announced Wednesday. The deal, worth more than worth more than £4 billion (U.S. $5...
by | Nov 8, 2023 | Security
PARIS — Navantia’s Australian subsidiary has set up a partnership with Australian shipyard Austal and engineering and shipbuilding company Civmec to jointly propose six corvettes for the Royal Australian Navy. The three companies have been working together on a...
by | Nov 7, 2023 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands has stationed five F-16 jets in Romania to start training Ukrainian pilots, the Dutch Defence Ministry said. Romanian and Ukrainian pilots will use the aircraft, which arrived at Fetesti Air Base in southeast Romania on Tuesday, at the European...
by | Nov 6, 2023 | Security
SANTIAGO, Chile — Lockheed Martin will upgrade 36 operational F-16 fighter jets with the Chilean Air Force under a $177 million contract, the Pentagon announced. The deal, unveiled Oct. 31, will see those F-16AM/BM Block 15/20 MLU aircraft modified to the M6.6...
