by | Apr 14, 2023 | Security
LONDON — The BAE Systems-led team driving development of a next-generation combat jet has won a multimillion-dollar deal from the British Ministry of Defence to mature dozens of new technologies ahead of building a demonstrator aircraft. The award for Team Tempest, as...
by | Apr 13, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON and WARSAW — The German defense ministry on Thursday approved the re-export of five Polish MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, deciding the matter on the same day that Warsaw asked for permission. Defense officials in Berlin, eager to shed Germany’s reputation as...
by | Apr 13, 2023 | Security
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics, three of the five largest U.S. defense contractors, supported war crimes by selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and UAE-led coalition forces during the civil war in Yemen, seven Yemeni civilians alleged in a lawsuit. The...
by | Apr 13, 2023 | Security
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — U.S. and Filipino forces have blasted vehicles with anti-tank missiles in combat-readiness drills in the Philippines that are part of a show of American firepower that has alarmed China. The treaty allies are holding their largest joint...
by | Apr 13, 2023 | Security
The political fight over the U.S. federal debt ceiling makes the outcome for the fiscal 2024 defense budget difficult to predict. Most Republicans and many Democrats prefer to increase the Pentagon’s FY24 top line over the $842 billion requested by the Biden...
by | Apr 13, 2023 | Security
ROME — The Italian government nominated Roberto Cingolani as the new CEO of state-controlled defense giant Leonardo on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation over who would take over from incumbent Alessandro Profumo. The naming of Cingolani, 61, was part of a sweep...
by | Apr 12, 2023 | Security
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China warned on Wednesday that a deepening security alliance between the United States and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests and interfere in long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea....
by | Apr 12, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Generative artificial intelligence that fuels products like ChatGPT will embolden hackers and make email inboxes all the more tricky to navigate, according to the U.S. National Security Agency cybersecurity director. While much-debated AI tools will not...
by | Apr 12, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Romanian authorities have approved a plan to acquire F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for the country’s air force. The latest move indicates Romania could become the third Eastern European ally, after Poland and the Czech Republic, to operate the...
by | Apr 11, 2023 | Security
TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry announced Tuesday it has signed contracts worth nearly 380 billion yen (U.S. $3 billion) with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as...
