Turkey, Indonesia sign multibillion-dollar warplane, frigate deals
ISTANBUL — Turkey has secured a landmark defense export agreement with Indonesia, signing contracts for 48 KAAN fighter…
Qatar used layers of US weapons to counter Iranian missiles
MILAN — Newly released footage reveals that several U.S.-made weapon systems played a central role in Qatar’s recent…
Denmark buys four Sky Guardian drones for Arctic surveillance
MILAN — Denmark has purchased four U.S.-made long-range maritime drones from General Atomics, a step meant to boost…
Romania, Poland take different tacks on buying new combat vehicles
WARSAW, Poland — As numerous Eastern European allies pursue acquisitions of infantry fighting vehicles, Romania and Poland are…
First German-UK defense pact since WWII followed by Moscow warning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany and the United Kingdom have signed their first bilateral defense pact since World…
In Italy, a bridge to Sicily may offer piece to NATO spending puzzle
ROME — An Italian plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge could boost Italy’s bid to reach…
South Korea backtracks over follow-on Apache helicopter buy
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — South Korea appears ready to scrap plans for acquiring additional Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian…
New Zealand will ‘look to the stars’ with first military space unit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) established its first dedicated space unit on…
Dutch, Norwegian F-35s to guard Ukraine supply lines in Poland
PARIS — Dutch and Norwegian F-35 fighter jets will be stationed in Poland under NATO command to protect…
Army to test new hub for stockpiling in Australia
The U.S. Army will test a nascent capability to effectively preposition equipment and supplies forward in the Pacific…
Researchers home in on origins of Russia’s Baltic GPS jamming
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Polish researchers have collected detailed information on Russia’s Baltic Sea GPS jamming operations, a…
US Air Force to retire all A-10s, cancel E-7 under 2026 spending plan
The Air Force wants to retire its final 162 A-10 Warthog attack jets in fiscal 2026, as part…