by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
BEIRUT — The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered “several” Mwari aircraft from the South African defense firm Paramount Group, according to a Sept. 13 company news release. The purchase follows Paramount’s delivery of equipment to Mozambique, where the Mwari is...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Air defense and long-range strike weapons are on the U.K. government’s priority list for supply to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday. In a statement issued on the sidelines of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein air...
by | Sep 20, 2023 | Security
PARIS — France and Germany remain committed to jointly developing a next-generation tank in the framework of the Main Ground Combat System project, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told newspaper Le Monde in a...
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
MERSIN, Turkey — The multinational naval exercise Sea Breeze — held for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — prioritized ensuring freedom of navigation and countering explosive devices such as sea mines. The latest iteration, dubbed Sea...
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Authorities arrested a man living in Hong Kong accused of deceiving U.S. companies and shuttling sensitive microelectronics into Russia amid its bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Maxim Marchenko, originally from Russia, was arrested outside the U.S....
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply several hundred canister configuration SkyStriker loitering munitions to an undisclosed European country in a $95 million deal, the Israeli firm announced Monday. The company declined to identify the customer when asked by Defense...
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged allied defense leaders Tuesday to “dig deep” and provide more air defense systems for Ukraine, to help the country block increasing barrages of Russian missiles. But while the allies said they will...
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
The U.S. Department of Defense needs to transform its industrial base management approach from reactively dealing with challenges as they arise toward a posture of consistent proactivity and management for resiliency. Policies such as managing surge as an independent...
by | Sep 19, 2023 | Security
MILAN — South Africa’s Paramount Group is expanding its manufacturing hub in India to broaden the range of combat vehicles it will produce there, including 4×4 and 6×6 infantry fighting platforms in the lineup for global customers. The aerospace company, now...
by | Sep 18, 2023 | Security
TOKYO — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yul has nominated lawmaker and retired Army Lt. Gen. Shin Won Sik as defense minister. The nomination comes as North Korea continues missile launch tests, and its leader Kim Jong Un visits Russia to meet with his counterpart...
