by | May 31, 2024 | Security
SINGAPORE — The U.S. and Singapore have agreed to collaborate more closely on defense innovation as part of a broader effort by the Pentagon to pair the American defense industry with countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Signing the agreement on the U.S. side was...
by | May 30, 2024 | Security
Last fall, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, the Pentagon came with a message: Help us help Taiwan. The year before, Congress had for the first time allowed the Defense Department to ship its own stocks to the island nation — up to $1 billion each year....
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM — Israel is examining the M61 Vulcan cannon to counter drones, according to the Israel Defense Forces, with local media reporting the weapon would go atop armored personnel carriers deployed along the northern border. The potential acquisition comes as the...
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal to buy Lockheed Martin-made JASSM-ER cruise missiles under a deal worth some $735 million, officials said this week. The ministry said the contract is connected to Poland’s recent purchase of...
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
MILAN — The Swedish government will send new military equipment to Ukraine worth $1.3 billion to fill the country’s most urgent capability gaps, officials announced on Wednesday. The aid package will include the Saab-made airborne surveillance and control aircraft,...
by | May 29, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy is expected to come up with a design for a new €5 billion ($5.4 billion) armored fighting vehicle program by the end of the year after it picks European partners for the job. To meet the target, work is now picking up pace on Italy’s A2CS program to build...
by | May 28, 2024 | Security
The Biden administration has two tactics to slow — or ideally halt — China’s indigenous development of its advanced semiconductor sector. The core tactic is extensive, unprecedented, unilateral export controls on American advanced semiconductor technology to China....
by | May 28, 2024 | Security
MILAN — Ukraine has received a number of fresh military aid commitments from its European allies, covering air defense, tanks and combat aircraft. The Spanish government announced on Monday that it would provide military assistance to Ukraine worth €1 billion ($1.1...
by | May 28, 2024 | Security
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding is taking its recruitment efforts on the road as it looks to bring in more employees to expand its nuclear shipbuilding workforce. The Virginia-based shipyard met its hiring goals in 2023 and is on track to meet them again in 2024,...
by | May 27, 2024 | Security
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Poland presented plans on Monday for fortifying its eastern border with Moscow ally Belarus. The government says that Poland, which supports Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s aggression, is being targeted by...
