by | Oct 16, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — France, with its 2,000 miles of domestic coastline and over one dozen overseas territories, has long understood and invested in seapower. The country’s key budget plan, the 2019-2025 military programming law, included significant investments in...
by | Oct 15, 2022 | Security
The U.S. Army’s largest overseas training command is continuing to provide support for Sweden and Finland in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which drove the Nordic pair to join NATO, officials confirmed. “Admittedly, their movement from partner to ally is...
by | Oct 14, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — Poland has completed its negotiations with South Korea to buy close to 300 K239 Chunmoo multiple-rocket launchers, with a contract expected to be signed during next week’s visit by Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak to...
by | Oct 13, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — For the first time in decades, the Army is pursuing a new watercraft effort in a bid to prepare for operations in the Indo-Pacific theater. “With renewed focus on the Indo-[Pacific Command Area of Operations] and the Army’s responsibilities in terms of...
by | Oct 13, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — U.S. Army officials overseeing long-range weaponry are urging their counterparts in Europe to link artillery capabilities with those of NATO members, as the war in Ukraine highlights the importance of the weapon. The push comes amid a growing belief that...
by | Oct 13, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — In front of its headquarters near the Pacific Ocean, soldiers from 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade are planting palm trees. The unit, established in 2020, has set up partnerships with six nations in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, including Japan,...
by | Oct 12, 2022 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia, and MERSIN, Turkey — Malaysia has selected Turkish Aerospace Industries to provide three unmanned aircraft, according to the Southeast Asian nation’s defense minister. “[F]or the procurement of three (3) MALE-UAS units, the Government has decided...
by | Oct 12, 2022 | Security
The United States is set to face a raft of consequences if urgent measures are not taken to expand its production capacity for military munitions. For many years, the Defense Department and Congress together all but ignored the issue. Year after year, budgets were...
by | Oct 12, 2022 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Malaysia has selected Italy’s Leonardo as its preferred vendor for a maritime patrol aircraft program. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein made the announcement over the weekend following the receipt of a second transport aircraft that was...
by | Oct 12, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — The Australian military will use this year’s Project Convergence to bolster its relationship with the U.S. as well as exchange information-sharing techniques and procedures that officials consider necessary to counter technologically savvy opponents....
