by | Apr 22, 2025 | Security
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Spain will rapidly increase its military spending rate this year to reach the 2% of GDP target set for NATO members, the country’s prime minister announced on Tuesday. Spain so far has been among the alliance’s lowest defense spenders, with...
by | Apr 22, 2025 | Security
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack, local authorities said Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a purported Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow ended and just over a day before Ukrainian,...
by | Apr 21, 2025 | Security
MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that include repelling an island attack to simulate the defense of the Philippine archipelago and seas in a “full-scale battle scenario” that has antagonized...
by | Apr 18, 2025 | Security
MILAN – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he plans to attend Russia’s Victory Day military parade in Moscow next month despite warnings from European Union officials that such a visit risks hindering the country’s ambitions to join the bloc. This year’s...
by | Apr 18, 2025 | Security
American forces in the Middle East struck a major oil facility in western Yemen on Thursday — the first publicly acknowledged attack in weeks during the military’s ongoing airstrike campaign against the Houthis. “Today, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source...
by | Apr 18, 2025 | Security
ROME — With a few hours to spare before Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tackled the thorny issue of defense spending with President Trump, her finance minister announced Italy would hit 2% of GDP this year. Speaking in parliament on Thursday, minister Giancarlo...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Security
COLOGNE, Germany — The main contractors for the Main Ground Combat System have formed a joint project company to represent industry in upcoming contract negotiations with client nations Germany and France. The company, based here, represents KNDS Germany, KNDS France,...
by | Apr 17, 2025 | Security
PARIS — The British Army successfully tested a radio-wave weapon to knock out drone swarms, as militaries look for new ways to neutralize what has become one of the biggest threats on the modern battlefield. The Army was able to defeat drone swarms for the first time...
by | Apr 16, 2025 | Security
ISTANBUL — Turkey is hosting high-level military talks on Black Sea security on 15–16 April at the Turkish Naval Forces Headquarters in Ankara, described by officials as planning forum for a post-ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine. According to an official...
by | Apr 15, 2025 | Security
ISTANBUL — In a visit carrying symbolic weight, Maj. Gen. Saddam Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces, met with senior Turkish officials in Ankara on April 4, 2025 — the anniversary of Libya’s second civil war that began in 2018. Haftar,...
