by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
ROME — Italy has made its first acquisition of an amphibious vehicle type which was developed by Italy’s Iveco and has inspired the new Amphibious Combat Vehicles now being put into service by the U.S. Marines. Iveco Defense Vehicles said it had signed with the...
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Britain has signed a major defense agreement with Japan, giving the two nations the ability to deploy troops in the other country. The British government said the agreement is the most significant defense pact signed between the two nations in over a century....
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
CAIRO — Weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year, a new report said Wednesday. The report by the Oxfam charity...
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — France has received its first new Rafale fighter jet in four years, manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced Jan. 10. The company delivered the F3-R standard aircraft to the French military procurement agency Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)...
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
NEW DELHI — India’s top arms buyer on Tuesday approved a budget of 42.76 billion rupees (U.S. $522.17 million) to acquire weapons solely from domestic companies. The approved projects are for Helina anti-tank guided missiles; very short-range air defense systems for...
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― Japan on Wednesday will formally approve U.S. plans for a new Marine quick-reaction force on Okinawa and unveil plans to deepen military cooperation on Japan’s remote southwest islands near Taiwan, according to U.S. officials. The new Marine littoral...
by | Jan 11, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday voted 365-65 to establish a special committee on China, and the lawmaker Republicans tapped to lead the bipartisan panel has vowed that Congress will use it to “win the new Cold War.” Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin — who served as...
by | Jan 10, 2023 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Indian Air Force fighter jets have made their first deployment to Japan to take part in the long-delayed exercise Veer Guardian. The event, scheduled for later this month, will see four Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI Flanker multirole fighters train...
by | Jan 10, 2023 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced his country is considering to supply an undisclosed number of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to support its neighbor’s combat against the Russian invasion. However, the transfer must be part of a...
by | Jan 10, 2023 | Security
After struggling to fend off weaponized quadcopters in the Middle East for years, a band of volunteer airmen is trying to flip the script. The new unit, known as “Task Force 99″ at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, wants the U.S. Air Force to use small, store-bought drones...
