by | Apr 3, 2023 | Security
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — America’s most advanced fighter jet is in its element over Eastern Europe. As Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO’s eastern flank became an ideal proving ground for the F-35 Lightning II, officials with the 388th...
by | Mar 31, 2023 | Security
MILAN and WASHINGTON — The European Commission is investigating the February takeover of Estonia’s Milrem, deeply rooted in EU collaboration on defense robotics, by Edge Group, a state-owned conglomerate of the United Arab Emirates. The move follows concerns that...
by | Mar 31, 2023 | Security
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been called a “wake-up call” for Europe to step up on defense. But in the last year, Europe has grown even more dependent on U.S. military capabilities. Yet appearances are deceptive. A stronger European defense is in the making,...
by | Mar 30, 2023 | Security
LONDON — The British Army will buy Swedish Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles to plug a gap in anti-armor capabilities left by donating similar equipment to Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced the deal, worth £4.6 million ($5.7 million) plus a...
by | Mar 30, 2023 | Security
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — At an Alabama-based Northrop Grumman facility, now primed to build a U.S. Army battle command system, three fire-control relays painted green sit side by side. But these relays that connect the Integrated Battle Command System to sensors and...
by | Mar 30, 2023 | Security
MOSCOW — Russia will finish modernizing the missile defense systems protecting its capital by the end of the year, according to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. The announcement comes amid the war in Ukraine, which has entered its second year. And earlier this week,...
by | Mar 29, 2023 | Security
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As the U.S. Army tries to reinvent recruiting after falling short of its goal, the service will “overhaul” how it selects and trains recruiters, senior officials told Army Times. The service’s undersecretary, Gabe Camarillo, characterized the effort...
by | Mar 29, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — Mario Marquez still carries the hardship and memories of his four deployments to Iraq with the Marine Corps between 2002 and 2009. He said he doesn’t understand why America still holds onto its military authorizations to wage war there, more than a decade...
by | Mar 28, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — India’s Defence Ministry has awarded three defense contracts to state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd. worth a cumulative 67 billion rupees (U.S. $814 million) without holding a competition with other vendors. The Indian military currently buys the majority of...
by | Mar 28, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — France’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine has entered its final testing phase before a planned delivery to the armed forces later this year. The SSN Duguay-Trouin, part of the Barracuda-class of next-generation, nuclear-powered subs, began...
