by | Nov 6, 2024 | Security
LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pundits and analysts had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president is as destabilizing many American allies fear. Trump secured victory Wednesday after...
by | Nov 5, 2024 | Security
PARIS — French naval companies are solidifying global market share with the procurement of navigation systems by the Egyptian and German navies as well as developments in the multinational multi-role patrol corvette program. The opening day of the Euronaval show,...
by | Nov 5, 2024 | Security
PARIS — French public investment bank Bpifrance is seeking to increase the amount of export financing it can provide to small and medium-sized defense firms, as the current limit is insufficient to meet some demands, the bank’s head of export finance said. Bpifrance...
by | Nov 5, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The pace of change in maritime warfare requires Western navies to innovate faster and work more intimately with industrial partners to defeat evolving threats, the heads of the French and U.K. navies said. Navies can no longer count on ships staying relevant...
by | Nov 5, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The European Union has started work on a next-generation combat vessel that could enter service somewhere in the 2040s, and the bloc’s defense ministers may sign a letter of intent to pursue the project at a meeting in two weeks, the head of the maritime unit...
by | Nov 4, 2024 | Security
The battlefield conditions for Ukrainian defenders remain dire as the war enters its third year, with winter fast approaching. Over the past weeks, Ukraine has faced intense pressure from Russian forces, culminating in the strategic loss of Vuhledar, which exposed two...
by | Nov 4, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The European Commission picked a consortium led by SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat to deploy the IRIS² satellite constellation, as the European Union seeks its own satellite broadband system to ensure the bloc isn’t reliant on foreign entities such as Elon Musk’s...
by | Nov 4, 2024 | Security
PARIS — European defense contractor MBDA has developed a new submarine-launched missile designed to strike heavily protected naval vessels and stealthy targets. The French-built missile, dubbed the SM40, is the latest variant of the Exocet family. The main elements...
by | Nov 1, 2024 | Security
ISTANBUL — Local armored-vehicle manufacturer FNSS has unveiled an armored personnel carrier in cooperation with Pindad Indonesia, continuing a teaming arrangement that previously saw the two vendors make mid-size tanks for the Southeast Asian country. Company...
by | Nov 1, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — As India eyes the prospect of more Chinese and Pakistani warships and submarines traversing the Indian Ocean, Delhi is boosting its nuclear-powered submarine fleet. India is now working on a new class of attack submarines (SSN) after the...
