by | Aug 31, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Slovakia and Finland have signed a deal that would see the former’s industry participate in the production of 76 armored combat vehicles already on order from Patria, the Finnish defense company announced Tuesday. The Slovak government in March chose...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — The European Union is considering a new training mission aimed at providing more predictable and additional support to Ukraine in its defense against Russia. The proposal was announced Tuesday, as EU defense ministers gathered for an informal...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen Dongfeng ballistic missiles flew over Taiwan earlier this month as China conducted its largest-ever military exercises in the nearby strait as a response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taipei. During these drills, Chinese naval...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — In what could mark another major acquisition of South Korean weapons by Poland, the country’s Ministry of National Defence is mulling plans to purchase K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers. The negotiations run in parallel with the country’s talks...
by | Aug 30, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany will spend “substantially” on air defense in the coming years, offering a German-led arms architecture for other European nations to plug into. His comments at an Aug. 29 speech at Charles University in the Czech...
by | Aug 29, 2022 | Security
Chinese and Iranian vendors pitched their military technology at last week’s Army 2022 defense expo held near Patriot park in Moscow, Russia. For its part, China showed off a variety of defense products to Russian officials and the general public, including armored...
by | Aug 29, 2022 | Security
The head of Russia’s weapons export branch said arms export revenue total in 2022 is likely to total about $10.8 billion, which would be roughly 26% lower than reported for 2021. The forecast follows the Army 2022 defense expo in Moscow, where Russian President...
by | Aug 29, 2022 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — As Belarus’s involvement in the Russian war against Ukraine continues to push Minsk towards an even closer military cooperation with Moscow, Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko has announced that Russia upgraded his country’s jets to enable...
by | Aug 26, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON ― The State Department this week approved a $1.95 billion sale to Australia of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, which will replace the Australian Defence Force’s troubled MRH90 Taipan utility helicopters. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which...
by | Aug 25, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Dollars will start flowing toward Poland’s long-planned purchase of tanks, as the U.S. Army taps General Dynamics Land Systems to make 250 Abrams in the newest configuration, the company announced. The $1.148 billion contract — awarded in late July,...
