by | Jan 25, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — NATO is one step closer to launching a new space center of excellence in southern France, meant to hone key roles for the alliance to address in the domain. Representatives from 15 nations in the alliance signed an operational memorandum of...
by | Jan 25, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The German government is expected to announce Wednesday a decision to support Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks, as Washington is considering a similar move with Abrams tanks, according to media reports in Germany. The decision by the government of Chancellor...
by | Jan 24, 2023 | Security
Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the number of shipyards expected to build three new frigates for Turkey. The three businesses are partners in the consortium TAIS. ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s top defense procurement agency has commissioned...
by | Jan 24, 2023 | Security
MILAN — Greece has announced its first domestically build combat drone, the Grypas, with the initial scaled aircraft expected by 2025. In September, the Hellenic Aerospace Industry in cooperation with the Aristotle, Thessaly and Democritus universities presented...
by | Jan 24, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — An Indian defense laboratory and French company Naval Group are teaming up to integrate fuel cell-based air-independent propulsion systems in Kalvari-class submarines. As part of the agreement made on Monday between Naval Materials Research Laboratory and...
by | Jan 23, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. defense-industrial base is not ready for a battle over Taiwan, as it would run out of key long-range, precision-guided munitions in less than one week, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. U.S. military...
by | Jan 23, 2023 | Security
MILAN— The Italian special forces is the undisclosed European NATO member set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement,” according to recently published contract documents. In September, German company Rheinmetall and its...
by | Jan 23, 2023 | Security
Distributed maritime operations is now the U.S. Navy’s principal concept and doctrine in organizing and fighting. But despite all the rigorous and extensive war gaming and analysis, is DMO viable in an era of precision weapons and nearly ubiquitous surveillance? Or,...
by | Jan 23, 2023 | Security
ROME — Italy has confirmed it is ready to supply Ukraine with its Samp-T air defense system after weeks of doubt over Rome’s readiness to hand over the costly kit. Italy will team with France to send the system to Kyiv, which has issued an urgent appeal for air...
by | Jan 23, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — France is forging ahead to study options for a future maritime patrol aircraft platform, while presumably still partnering with neighbor Germany on a joint program with the same goal announced nearly six years ago. The French military procurement...
