by | Sep 26, 2024 | Security
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, stirring security concerns in the region already tense over Beijing’s territorial claims and rivalry with the U.S. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell...
by | Sep 25, 2024 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army...
by | Sep 25, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The Netherlands plans to buy two support vessels that will act as sidekicks to its air-defense frigates, packing additional missiles to defeat swarms of anti-ship missiles and drones, for an investment in the range of €250 million to €1 billion (US$279 million...
by | Sep 25, 2024 | Security
SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES — The day the Middle East almost erupted into a full regional war this summer, Lloyd Austin was touring an Asian shipyard. Just before the defense secretary visited Subic Bay, Philippines, the former site of a massive U.S. Navy base, Israel...
by | Sep 25, 2024 | Security
The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as...
by | Sep 24, 2024 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Australia will make an initial investment in a solid rocket motor manufacturing complex, showing signs that the military is eying more autonomy from global vendors when it comes to the critical technology for its ammunitions. Minister for...
by | Sep 24, 2024 | Security
Saab will open a munitions production facility in Grayling, Michigan, the company announced Tuesday. The Swedish company, which plans to break ground by the end of the year, said it will use the facility for final assembly and integration of shoulder-fired munitions...
by | Sep 24, 2024 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany – The technology promises to be a game changer: a torpedo-seeking torpedo fired by surface vessels for head-on intercepts, missile-defense style. Yet after more than a decade of research, lead nations Germany and the Netherlands are still years away...
by | Sep 23, 2024 | Security
MELBOURNE — As the Australian Army reconfigures itself to incorporate unmanned ground vehicles, vendor BAE Systems senses an opening for its new ATLAS 8×8 vehicle. The name is short for Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System, and company executives unveiled a...
by | Sep 23, 2024 | Security
BERLIN — A Russian startup drone manufacturer has cashed in on the exploding demand for unmanned aerial vehicles spurred by the war in Ukraine, selling over 1,000 drones while working to avoid Western sanctions, according to documents reviewed by Defense News....
