by | Jul 20, 2023 | Security
China said Wednesday it has dispatched navy ships in preparation for joint exercises with Russia’s sea forces, in a sign of Beijing’s continuing support for Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The move comes despite the growing economic and humanitarian...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday passed a provision to the annual defense bill that would make it more difficult for a U.S. president to withdraw from NATO, a precautionary measure against former President Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House. The...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― A key senator is refusing to lift his longstanding hold on the sale of 40 Block 70 F-16 fighter jets to Turkey despite the Biden administration’s announcement last week that it wants to move forward with the deal. The $20 billion potential sale also...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Elbit Systems UK has opened an advanced manufacturing and development facility in Bristol, England, following three years of planning and more than £35 million (U.S. $46 million) in investments, the company announced Tuesday. The facility is meant to...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — The French Navy has taken delivery of the LSS Jacques Chevallier, the first of a new class of supply ships meant to replace the service’s aging fleet tankers. The Chevallier – named for the French engineer who pioneered the nation’s naval nuclear...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
ROME — In the near future, undersea naval drones patrolling crucial internet cables and gas pipelines may be able to stop off at charging stations on the seabed to top up their battery and drop off data, letting them stay submerged for months. The concept is one of a...
by | Jul 19, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ―The Senate’s draft annual defense bill would add Kosovo to the list of eastern European countries eligible for U.S. military training amid heightened tensions in the Balkans. The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate is slated to...
by | Jul 18, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Ukraine has become an “incubator” for warfighting, and Britain must rapidly heed lessons learned if it’s to remain a credible force, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Parliament on Tuesday. In a statement to lawmakers announcing the publication of a...
by | Jul 18, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Saudi Arabia is set to give a boost to Turkey’s struggling economy through a major drone contract negotiated with Turkish firm Baykar, one that the company’s CEO is calling the biggest sale between the two countries in Turkish defense history. Turkish...
by | Jul 18, 2023 | Security
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed two contracts worth nearly $2 billion with the country’s largest defense company to upgrade F-16 fighter jets. The deals announced by Aselsan, a military electronics specialist, were for $1.2 billion and 20.7...
