- + Babcock inks deals to pitch Israeli tech for British radar, air defense programs—LONDON — Babcock International has signed it’s second deal in a fortnight aimed at offering Israeli technology for British defense programs . The Br...
- + US Coast Guard cutter tests lethal capabilities at RIMPAC—COAST GUARD BASE HONOLULU — For the first time, a U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter oversaw American and foreign navy ships during high-end mi...
- + Philippines tries to claw back money after canceling Russian helicopter deal—MELBOURNE, Australia — The Philippines has confirmed it is in the process of canceling a contract to acquire Russian-built transport helicopters, citi...
- + Canada plans to buy four new Airbus tankers, requests proposal—VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian government expects to award a contract next year to Airbus for four new strategic tanker transport aircraft,...
- + Campaigning at the top of the world: The Arctic and homeland defense—The 2022 National Defense Strategy outlines defending the homeland as priority No. 1. To ensure homeland defense, North American Aerospace Defense C...
- + China appears to wind down military drills near Taiwan—BEIJING — China on Wednesday repeated military threats against Taiwan while appearing to wind down wargames near the self-governing island it claims...
- + China, South Korea clash over THAAD anti-missile system—SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s government stressed Wednesday it will make its own decisions in strengthening its defenses against North Korean thr...
- + Spanish Army buys Milrem ground robot for testing—SIEGEN, Germany — The Spanish military took delivery of a THeMIS robotic vehicle, made by Estonia’s Milrem Robotics, to gauge how unmanned ground tech...
- + China drills show ambitions beyond island, Taiwan warns—PINGTUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan warned Tuesday that Chinese military drills aren’t just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island but also ...
- + Expand Israel-Morocco security cooperation to counter malign influence in Africa—Last month, U.S. Africa Command hosted its premier multilateral exercise, African Lion 22 , involving 7,500 coalition forces from 10 nations across t...
- + State Department clears weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE—WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday cleared possible foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to...
- + NATO fortifies Eastern Europe’s defenses under new ‘air shielding’ mission—NATO is building up its defenses in Eastern Europe to fend off Russian aggression in a new effort it calls “air shielding.” The 30-country transatlan...
- + China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan—BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and su...
- + NATO’s Nordic opportunity is multidomain—The U.S. Senate’s 95-1 vote in favor of Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO is a major step toward full alliance membership of these important ...
- + Defying fiscal disruption: Defense revenues on Top 100 continue to climb, despite supply chain turmoil—WASHINGTON — For Raytheon Technologies , it wasn’t one specific material that surged in price, causing headaches for the defense contractor . Inste...
- + The list is here: Find out how global defense companies performed in FY21—The war in Ukraine has sparked a global hunger for weapons that is likely to play out over years. In some cases, the war is pushing countries to t...
- + Turkey’s defense industry eyes export expansion as government navigates geopolitical stage—ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s defense and aerospace sales have increased tenfold over the last two decades, with the sector’s export business growing by...
- + India’s private defense firms seek level playing field as MoD preps new arms embargo—NEW DELHI — India is preparing a new list of additional banned foreign-made defense materiel, according to the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers...
- + China’s military modernization spurs growth for state-owned enterprises—In 2021, Chinese defense-related revenue grew for each of the seven state-owned enterprises involved in Chinese defense production. Growth was variabl...
- + Even in a challenging period, publicly traded defense stocks thrive—From a global economic perspective, 2021 will largely be remembered as the bridge between the pandemic disruption of early 2020 and operating in a cha...
- + It‘s official: The Marine Corps has its 1st Black 4-star general —On Monday the Senate officially confirmed Lt. Gen. Michael Langley as the nation’s first Black four-star Marine general. Langley, who will now lead U...
- + Malaysia receives first maritime patrol aircraft upgraded with US funding —MELBOURNE, Australia — The U.S. Navy has delivered to Malaysia the first of three transport aircraft upgraded to perform maritime patrol missions usin...
- + China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait for military exercise—KEELUNG, Taiwan — China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part ...
- + How US Marines put Force Design 2030 to work in Europe and monitored Russian naval forces—WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps in recent months took the quiet step of putting its Force Design 2030 plans to work in Europe, using forces to mo...
- + As Pelosi visits Taiwan, don’t miss the action on China in Congress—All eyes are understandably on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan this week as Beijing issues threats and rattles its saber. But tho...
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