by | Aug 1, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel has reached an agreement with Elbit Systems on an NIS 815 million — approximately $215 million in U.S. currency — contract to supply the country’s military with 120mm “Iron Sting” mortars, the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Elbit Systems announced...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon’s joint program office for the missile defense of Guam is waiting on fiscal 2024 funding to be reprogrammed from elsewhere in the budget to help pay for its efforts to build an architecture to defend the key U.S. territory in the Pacific. But that doesn’t...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Security
Italy has signed a €1.5 billion contract with local defense champions Fincantieri and Leonardo for two new, upgraded FREMM frigates. Dubbed FREMM EVO, the platforms will offer enhanced capabilities for defeating drone attacks and operating sub-sea, surface and aerial...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Security
Several developments in the U.S. presidential race, including former President Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance as vice president earlier this month, have left European NATO member countries worried as they contemplate the possibility of the U.S. reducing its...
by | Jul 31, 2024 | Security
U.S. forces took down dozens of Iran-backed Houthi drones in the Red Sea and in Yemen this month, as Houthi rebels continue to target civilian and commercial vessels in the region. Specifically, the Houthis conducted attacks against MT Bentley I, a Panama-flagged,...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | Security
LONDON – The U.K. has been discreetly building a global MQ-9B operators club in Europe open to NATO and non-NATO members operating or interested in acquiring the long-range drone that will be granted training access at an in-country flight facility. On July 20, the...
by | Jul 30, 2024 | Security
BERLIN — Russia plans to deploy offensive missiles within striking distance of Western Europe if the United States follows through on its promise to deploy similar capabilities in Germany in 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this weekend. While attending...
by | Jul 29, 2024 | Security
With the deployment of an exportable version of the U.S. Army’s Joint Pacific Multinational Combat Training Center to the Philippines complete, the service plans to enhance the training in its next iteration in the Southeast Asian country with improved mobility and...
by | Jul 25, 2024 | Security
Navy fighter jets from Carrier Air Wing 3, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, employed several weapons in combat for the first time during their recently completed deployment to the Middle East, where they battled Houthi attacks and struck...
by | Jul 25, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italian army generals can expect the delivery of new tanks and tracked fighting vehicles within three years from a contract signing with Leonardo and Rheinmetall, expected by year end, Leonardo’s CEO has said. Roberto Cingolani told Defense News he did not rule...
