by | Aug 8, 2024 | Security
MILAN – Low-cost first-person-view drones are proving increasingly capable of striking larger platforms — such as combat helicopters — in Ukraine, as their pace of development has accelerated to allow them to fly faster and further. On Aug. 7, the Ukrainian military...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
The Defense News Top 100 list of defense companies for 2024 includes five Turkish firms, up from four in 2023, amid rising global demand for Turkish defense products and increasing maturation of the Turkish defense industrial sector in terms of breadth and...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
The U.S. and Australia announced new agreements on basing and building weapons together Tuesday, part of an attempt to cement the Biden administration’s strategy in the region. The first initiative will increase America’s access to bases on Australia’s western and...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
South Korea’s arms producers, recently dubbed members of the K-defense industry, are rising stars on the international stage, much like K-pop and K-drama. Because of the Russia-Ukraine war, many European countries have increased their defense budgets and become major...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
The seven Chinese state-owned enterprises included in the Defense News Top 100 saw mixed results in 2023. The two largest companies performed well, with double-digit growth in their defense-related revenues between 2022 and 2023. Two other companies maintained steady...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
RTX’s Raytheon has received a $478 million contract from NATO to replenish the Patriot GEM-T missiles Germany has sent to war-torn Ukraine, the company announced Tuesday. Awarding the contract was the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, which supports a partnership...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
The sole Ukrainian business on this year’s Top 100 list takes the lead for the largest defense revenue change, growing by 72% from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023. And though the Ukrainian Defense Industry, formerly known as Ukroboronprom, declined to explain the...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
A twin-engine fighter jet bearing Turkey’s red and white flag on its tail coasted down a runway at an air base near the capital Ankara in February. The aircraft — somewhat similar in style to an American F-22 or F-35 — picked up speed and lifted off. When the fighter,...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | Security
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Several U.S. personnel were injured in a suspected rocket attack at a military base in Iraq, U.S. defense officials said Monday, in what has been a recent uptick in...
by | Aug 1, 2024 | Security
BERLIN – Ukraine has received its first collection of F-16 combat jets, Lithuania’s foreign minister and several officials confirmed on Wednesday. The jets have been long-anticipated, with discussions about providing the American-made fighters to Kyiv dating back to...
