by | Apr 15, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Norway became the first F-35 partner nation to fulfill its program of record with the delivery of the last two F-35A airframes this month, marking the completion of the Scandinavian country’s order of 52 aircraft, manufacturer Lockheed Martin said. The...
by | Apr 14, 2025 | Security
MILAN — Canadian and Finnish shipbuilders have made different offers to the United States for the production of icebreakers, which must weigh what it values more: speed or its sovereign shipyard industry. Following President Donald Trump’s expressed interest in...
by | Apr 11, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Switzerland plans to buy four or five IRIS-T SLM medium-range air-defense systems from Germany’s Diehl Defence, with negotiations in an advanced phase, the country’s defense procurement office, Armasuisse, said on Friday. The federal office expects to sign the...
by | Apr 11, 2025 | Security
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A new report by Taiwan’s government pledges to refocus military training on realistic threat scenarios, as the island nation contends with fresh Chinese saber-rattling close to home. Taipei is aware of the threat posed by Beijing’s forces...
by | Apr 11, 2025 | Security
PARIS — Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier slammed the cooperation with Airbus on developing a European sixth-generation fighter jet, telling French lawmakers that working together is “very, very difficult” amid continued bickering over work share. “Something is not...
by | Apr 11, 2025 | Security
BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain on Friday announced a “surge” of military support to Ukraine, as the war-ravaged country’s Western backers gathered at NATO headquarters to drum up more weapons and ammunition to help fight off the Russian invasion. Britain said that in a joint...
by | Apr 10, 2025 | Security
One day after President Donald Trump suggested he might reduce the U.S. military footprint in South Korea, the head of U.S. Forces Korea testified that current troop levels are needed for pressing missions and challenges in the Pacific region. “The troops that we have...
by | Apr 10, 2025 | Security
ISTANBUL — Turkish defense company STM held a keel-laying ceremony in Istanbul this week for three corvettes being built for the Royal Malaysian Navy under the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch-2 program. The ships represent Turkey’s first corvette export to the...
by | Apr 10, 2025 | Security
PANAMA CITY — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sought to reassure Panama that the United States recognizes its sovereignty over the national canal, amid President Donald Trump’s repeated pledge that America would reclaim it. “We certainly respect the sovereignty of...
by | Apr 10, 2025 | Security
PARIS — France plans to test a domestically-developed rocket artillery system by mid-2026 as an alternative to the U.S. High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, a move that could open up options for allies seeking a European capability. The French Directorate...
