by | May 25, 2023 | Security
MADRID — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is looking to deepen its ties with Spanish partner Sener Aeroespacial to sell that company’s multipurpose NATO Pod to drone customers in Europe. On display at the U.S. company’s stand at the Feria Internacional de Defensa...
by | May 25, 2023 | Security
The Biden administration is asking Congress to make the Australian and British industrial bases eligible for grants and loans under the Defense Production Act as part of their efforts to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement. Biden announced that he would seek...
by | May 24, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Czech Ministry of Defence plans to join an emerging push by Germany to upgrade its fleet of Leopard 2 main battle tanks, eying an order of 70 copies of the vehicle’s newest A8 configuration. Leaders in Prague have designated Minister of Defense Jana...
by | May 24, 2023 | Security
The House China Committee on Wednesday advanced 10 bipartisan recommendations to deter China from attacking Taiwan, which the panel hopes will be included in the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The committee agreed by voice vote to advance the Taiwan...
by | May 24, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor by revenue, said its products were used in an exercise near Alaska to consistently share military information across services and environments. The testing during Northern Edge, a biennial experiment...
by | May 23, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has announced his country is in talks with Sweden to purchase an undisclosed number of early-warning aircraft for the Polish Air Force. “I wanted to say, for the first time in public, that we are very advanced...
by | May 23, 2023 | Security
ROME — The European Union announced 11 new collaborative defense programs to add to its roster of PESCO projects on Tuesday and said Denmark was signing up as the program’s 26th member. Covering training, munitions, counter artillery, air launched missiles and...
by | May 23, 2023 | Security
ST. LOUIS — A South Korean company specializing in satellite imagery analysis is developing new techniques to identify missiles, launchers and supporting infrastructure in North Korea with potential applications far beyond the shared peninsula. SI Analytics CEO...
by | May 23, 2023 | Security
ST. LOUIS — The unending appetite for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance within NATO is driving deals with commercial satellite imagery providers, according to one official. Satellite imagery is a resource of growing importance, with governments and private...
by | May 22, 2023 | Security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites. That’s according...
