by | Aug 8, 2023 | Security
Adm. Samuel Paparo has served his country from a variety of locales during his nearly 40 years in uniform, from the cockpit of a fighter jet to boots on the ground in the most contentious corner of Afghanistan. But the commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet — and the White...
by | Aug 8, 2023 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has released three defense and national security documents outlining prevailing challenges, principals for its military and ways to improve the force. Defence Minister Andrew Little on Aug. 4 presented to lawmakers a 36-page...
by | Aug 8, 2023 | Security
ROME — As Italy gets down to work with Japan on the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with the aim of building a new sixth-generation fighter by 2035, it has boosted defense ties with Tokyo by dispatching F-35s for a first-ever training exercise in Japan. Three...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia has bought 12 surveillance and reconnaissance drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace Industries to be used by its military to strengthen the nation’s defenses, the Defense Ministry said Aug. 2. The purchase aims to increase the...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Poland has announced that it is buying hundreds of Spike tank-killing missiles through Rafael’s longstanding industry partner, Mesko, which will carry out local production of missile parts and final assembly of the weapon. The Polish Ministry of Defense has...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus began military exercises Monday near its border with Poland and Lithuania, amid tension already heightened with the two NATO members over Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries moving to Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia. Both...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Heath Collins spent the last year managing some of the United States’ largest homeland and regional defense programs. Now, he’s poised to lead the Missile Defense Agency, where he would oversee key modernization programs, some of which will...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
MOSCOW — Russia’s economy has not shrunk to the point some Western governments and experts predicted following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, since Feb. 24, 2022, the more than 11,000 added restrictions aimed at pressuring the Russian government have “not...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
As one would expect, Russia’s war in Ukraine has fueled international growth for defense products as nations seek to protect their borders and those of NATO, as well as support allies. Security is now front and center of political discussions around the world, and...
by | Aug 7, 2023 | Security
The apex of the Defense News Top 100 list for 2023 might look familiar to some of our loyal readers. The stability of the defense market is reflected in the top nine companies on the list, all of which were in the top 10 last year — though the order has slightly...
