by | Oct 7, 2022 | Security
ROME — As it expands its fleet of sensor-loaded Gulfstream jets, the Italian Air Force has set its sights on acquiring the Compass Call electronic-attack variant now being test-flown for the United States, the service’s chief has said. Italy already operates two...
by | Oct 7, 2022 | Security
ROME — Italy needs to partner with the United States on the development of coaxial rotor helicopters — and fast — to get the same benefits it earned as an early partner on the F-35 program, according to Italy’s Air Force chief. Gen. Luca Goretti said Italy urgently...
by | Oct 7, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian forces are working to find and target bases from which Russia has launched Iran-supplied explosive drones at civilian infrastructure, according to Maj. Gen. Borys Kremenetsky, the defense attache at the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States....
by | Oct 6, 2022 | Security
LONDON — Viasat’s bid to acquire British satellite mobile communications company Inmarsat has been set back following a British competition authority ruling Oct. 6 that the merger could impact competition in the market for Wi-Fi services for airlines. The Competition...
by | Oct 6, 2022 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan is conducting trials of locally built wheeled armored vehicles in hopes of developing a family of vehicles using a common platform. The Defense Ministry confirmed to Defense News that some photos and videos of the vehicles published on...
by | Oct 6, 2022 | Security
A new headquarters unit was activated in Sembach, Germany, on Thursday to provide command and control for all Army air and missile defense forces within U.S. European Command, according to a statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The 52nd Air Defense Artillery...
by | Oct 6, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Understanding what information U.S. allies are willing to share and how they intend to distribute it will be critical to military success in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the general in charge of the Army’s network modernization efforts. “We’re...
by | Oct 5, 2022 | Security
AUSTIN, Texas — After 10 months without a confirmed commander at Army Futures Command, Gen. James Rainey took over in an Oct. 4 ceremony at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library here in front of a crowd comprising nearly all Army leaders involved in creating...
by | Oct 5, 2022 | Security
TOULON, France — With 2,000 miles of direct coastline and more than a dozen overseas territories, France’s naval vessels maintain a continuous presence in multiple maritime zones — from the North Sea to the Caribbean, and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. France...
