by | Oct 17, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Czech government is entering negotiations to buy an undisclosed number of Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft for the nation’s military, the Defence Ministry announced Tuesday. “The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic currently do not own a...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Security
MOSCOW — The lower house of the Russian parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban in what Moscow has described as a move to put itself on par with the United States. The State Duma voted...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | Security
PARIS — French defense firms have boosted production of self-propelled guns, artillery shells, fighter jets and anti-air missiles, the country’s armed forces minister said Monday. The announcement by Sébastien Lecornu comes as France aims to boost the delivery of...
by | Oct 16, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland, and MILAN — As Poland awaits the first units of its 2020 order of 32 F-35 fighter jets, Warsaw is considering further expanding its combat aircraft fleet with a purchase of 32 additional warplanes, according to Polish defense officials. “We own 48...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
ROME and MILAN — Kosovo’s defense minister claims the Serbian government may have violated a deal struck with the United States on how it uses American military equipment. On Sept. 24, about 30 armed ethnic Serbs entered a Kosovan village and killed a Kosovar police...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Russia and North Korea are building a military partnership amid heavy U.S. sanctions and support for Ukraine, according to a new assessment by the National Security Council. Council spokesman John Kirby briefed reporters on a map allegedly showing lethal...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
PARIS — The Dutch navy this week retired the first of its four Walrus-class submarines, and the Netherlands will decide in 2024 who will build the successor to the diesel-electric attack submarines, the Defense Ministry said. The lead vessel of the Walrus class was...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
HELSINKI — Finland’s 2024 defense budget is primed to include funds meant to strengthen the country’s 830-mile-long border with Russia as well as replenish military equipment and weapons supplied to Ukraine over the last two years. The budget, which is on course to be...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Military vessels and surveillance aircraft are among the assets Britain is deploying to the Eastern Mediterranean in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced. Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants...
by | Oct 13, 2023 | Security
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have signed 24 framework agreements to bolster cooperation among their defense industries, Emirati conglomerate Edge Group announced Wednesday. The agreements follow several years of political disputes between the...
