by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has held its first military trade show as it seeks to continue to reduce its dependence on Russian weapons. The Vietnam International Defence Expo, or VIDEX, took place Dec. 8-10 at Gia Lam Airport in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi. About 170...
by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam showed off its upgraded Cold War-era, Soviet-made air defense systems at its first defense expo, improving their capabilities against modern threats such as cruise missiles and drones. An upgraded ZSU-23-4M Shilka tracked, self-propelled...
by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — As numerous Eastern European allies are accelerating acquisitions of weaponry in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Croatia’s announced an “urgent procurement of short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.” The acquisition of Mistral...
by | Dec 12, 2022 | Security
From drones to docks, from sea to space, here’s a look at some of the stories by Defense News and C4ISRNET that won awards this year: After 2014 decimation, Ukrainian Navy rebuilds to fend off Russia Ukraine lost most of its Navy in the 2014 Russian annexation of...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
NEW YORK — The U.S. Navy is creating an innovation center and an advisory board focused on science and technology as the service seeks to better invest its resources to stay ahead of potential adversaries in the long term, the Navy secretary told Defense News. The...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
ROME — Italy’s new right-wing government is set to keep the country’s defense-procurement spending on an even keel in 2023 without pushing for the big hikes seen in recent years, an analyst has told Defense News. Defense spending in the first budget prepared by new...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s nine ships are now docked at the Devonport naval base indefinitely, due to insufficient personnel. The 279-foot offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington is now the third ship to enter a period of idleness,...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
It’s well known that the U.S. military needs to improve data-sharing capabilities on the battlefield. What is less appreciated, however, is that its allies and partners also need to be persuaded to do so. Indo-Pacific Command leaders are finding that bilateral and...
by | Dec 9, 2022 | Security
LONDON — Britain, Italy and Japan are to co-operate in developing a sixth-generation fighter, the three nations say in a joint statement due for release on early Friday. Few details were available before the scheduled announcement beyond the project’s name – Global...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
SANTIAGO, Chile — A judge in Brazil has suspended the signing of a contract with an Italian consortium for the delivery of Centauro II armored vehicles to the Brazilian Army. The Army chose to buy 98 of the eight-wheel drive armored combat vehicles in a deal worth...
