by | Sep 21, 2024 | Security
Boeing executive Ted Colbert is out as head of the troubled firm’s defense sector, effective immediately, the company announced Friday. Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s chief executive, said in a memo to employees that Steve Parker will temporarily lead Boeing Defense, Space...
by | Sep 20, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — As Ukraine continues its fight against the Russian invasion, the country’s defense companies hope to convert their wartime experience into foreign exports once a mandate lifts to supply only local forces. The sentiment comes amid a desire by Ukrainian...
by | Sep 19, 2024 | Security
VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian military has formally begun its efforts to acquire a fleet of up to 12 conventionally powered submarines. The Canadian government has requested submarine builders submit information on their boats by Nov. 18 in what is seen as...
by | Sep 19, 2024 | Security
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army seeks to lean more heavily on aerial drones, with a comprehensive upgrade program for all size classes now in the pipeline, according to a service official. “My prediction, ahead of any formal requirement being provided, is...
by | Sep 19, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Rheinmetall unveiled the U.K.’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank to the public at a British Army event this week, with upgraded armor and a 120mm smoothbore cannon for what the company calls the most advanced tank in NATO. The U.K. is getting its improved...
by | Sep 18, 2024 | Security
PARIS and ROME — France and Italy ordered the next generation of the SAMP/T air-defense system as they seek better protection against threats including hypersonic missiles, with French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu touting the “fully European” nature of the...
by | Sep 18, 2024 | Security
MILAN — Estonia has launched a competition to procure decoy equipment for luring enemy forces into attacks, the latest in a line of Tallinn’s defense investments animated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Estonian Center for Defense Investments, the procurement arm...
by | Sep 18, 2024 | Security
The U.S. Army and the National Indonesian Armed Forces, along with other allies and partners, coordinated a complex airborne assault mission into South Sumatra for the first time as part of Super Garuda Shield that wrapped up earlier this month. A battalion out of the...
by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
Norway’s Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace is opening up a new missile production facility in Virginia as global demand continues to rise amid major conflicts playing out in Ukraine and the Middle East, the company said Tuesday. Kongsberg announced earlier this year...
by | Sep 17, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy is to purchase 25 extra F-35 jets as well as new Eurofighters as its defense procurement spending rises 16.8% this year to €9.3 billion, or $10.3 billion, a new budget document revealed on Tuesday. Rome will also invest half a billion euros in 2024 on...
