by | Nov 15, 2024 | Security
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to the Indo-Pacific Friday, his 12th and final trip to the region America has long said is its top priority and home to its main rival: China. While there, he will visit a bevy of U.S. allies and meet with colleagues on...
by | Nov 15, 2024 | Security
MILAN — NATO has tested a series of alliance-made underwater sensors, meant to protect critical infrastructure in the oceans, by sending divers and drones to sneak past them. The experimentation event took place on Nov. 14 and was co-organized by Allied Special...
by | Nov 15, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The executive arm of the European Union approved €300 million (US$317 million) in funding for five joint defense-procurement projects by member states, the first time the bloc uses its budget to finance common defense buying. The European Commission will...
by | Nov 14, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg won a five-year contract from the US Navy worth around US$900 million to supply anti-ship missiles, in what the company says is its biggest missile contract ever. The company will provide its Naval Strike Missile, which is...
by | Nov 14, 2024 | Security
Rear Adm. Jacques Mallard has led the French carrier strike group (FRSTRIKEFOR) since August 2023, focusing his efforts on enhancing how the naval formation shares information and trains in realistic battle conditions. France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles...
by | Nov 13, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Latvian Ministry of Defence has selected the Ascod infantry fighting vehicle for the country’s armed forces, and officials expect procurement negotiations with manufacturer GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas to conclude by the end of this year or early...
by | Nov 13, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France is tapping retired defense-industry workers to create what it calls a “defense industrial reserve,” a pool of experienced labor that can help ramp up production of weapons and armament in times of need. French armament agency DGA signed contracts with...
by | Nov 13, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — China’s premier defense exhibition, Zhuhai Airshow, opened its gates this week headlined by the J-35A fifth-generation fighter as well as a J-15T fighter designed for catapult operations aboard aircraft carriers. The People’s Liberation...
by | Nov 12, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italian vehicle builder Iveco has signed up for a slice of the massive contract run by Italy’s Leonardo and Germany’s Rheinmetall to build fighting vehicles and tanks for the Italian army. After signing a preliminary agreement with Leonardo, Iveco said its...
by | Nov 12, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Thales will provide the French Navy with its first production version of an autonomous mine-hunting system by the end of the year as a first step to fully remote mine warfare, with the first system for the U.K.’s Royal Navy following in early 2025, the company...
