European allies team up to buy Polish portable anti-aircraft systems
WARSAW, Poland — Poland, Norway, Lithuania and Latvia have signed a framework agreement to buy Piorun (Thunderbolt) man-portable…
Poland readies Ukraine ‘Coalition of Willing’ drills, eyes NATO support for border defense
WARSAW, Poland — As Europe seeks a role in future security guarantees for Ukraine, Poland is preparing to…
Trump, Zelenskyy discuss Patriot deal and reviving talks with Russia
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday discussed reviving peace talks with…
French wildfires threaten nuclear deterrence industry, Rafale assembly
PARIS — Wildfires raging west of the French city of Bordeaux are threatening a number of France’s key…
Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks
ANKARA — President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded…
Russian troops survive just 20-30 minutes on Ukraine’s front lines, CIA director says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian recruits arriving on the front lines in Ukraine survive an estimated 20 to 30…
Europe’s defense build-up is delivering for NATO — and America
When the European Union announced its unprecedented defense investment agenda last year, many in America questioned whether Europe…
9 nations back Ukraine’s Patriot alternative, Freyja — and want it flying in a year
KYIV, Ukraine — Nine nations have joined Ukraine in a nascent anti-ballistic coalition to speed up production of…
UK eyes $50 billion in pooled NATO funds for new long-range strike initiative
VIENNA — The United Kingdom unveiled a $50 billion, decade-long push to accelerate European deep precision strike capabilities…
Polish defense giant PGZ to produce Anduril’s Barracuda cruise missile
WARSAW, Poland — U.S. defense-technology company Anduril Industries has joined forces with Polish state-run defense giant PGZ to…
NATO summit host Turkey sees its alliance clout rising amid war raging nearby
ANKARA — Host country Turkey expects from the NATO summit here this week that national leaders will reaffirm…
Hegseth creates powerful new drone office, pulling authority from the military services
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has consolidated nearly all of the Pentagon’s drone and autonomous systems programs under a…