by | Feb 11, 2025 | Security
The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he says. “I am drifting. I’m not under command.” The broadcast, according to military officials, came from a Russian spy ship,...
by | Feb 11, 2025 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — Germany’s adoption of the Israeli-designed PULS rocket artillery weapon is set to emerge as a test case for European nations diversifying their arms suppliers away from American contractors that have dominated the market for decades. Leaders in...
by | Feb 10, 2025 | Security
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion. Less than a day earlier, the...
by | Feb 10, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Belgium’s new government vows to boost the defense budget over the coming years to ensure the country, notoriously one of NATO’s worst performers on military spending, starts pulling its weight in the alliance. The government of Prime Minister Bart De Wever...
by | Feb 7, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Saab and Kongsberg kicked off the European defense industry earnings season Friday, posting another year of record sales growth and orders in 2024, as governments across the continent continue to ramp up military spending in the face of Russian aggression....
by | Feb 7, 2025 | Security
ROME — Donald Trump’s demand that European states spend 5% of GDP on defense could spur arms shopping in Europe to the detriment of U.S. companies, analysts have told Defense News. The U.S. president’s insistence that Europe is underpaying for U.S. protection is...
by | Feb 7, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands Ministry of Defence is investing in steel to defend NATO’s eastern flank. That means adding tanks and armored vehicles, but also expanding a fleet of railway wagons that allows Dutch military planners to rush armor and supplies across Europe....
by | Feb 6, 2025 | Security
The United States is handing off leadership of the international group that manages military aid to Ukraine, a sign that President Donald Trump’s Pentagon may play a lesser role in supporting Kyiv. United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defense John Healey will chair...
by | Feb 6, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Ukraine received the first Mirage 2000 fighter jets promised by France on Thursday, French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu said, giving the country its second type of Western aircraft in addition to F-16 jets handed over by allies last year. The Mirage...
by | Feb 5, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced a 9.53% rise in its 2025-2026 defense budget as the country grapples with multiple security challenges, headlined by Pakistan on its western border and tensions with China to the north. India’s...
