Poland, Romania lead a drone bonanza in Eastern Europe
WARSAW, Poland — As Poland’s military is developing the Drone Force, its latest military component that was launched…
Turkey’s STM targets Southeast Asian market with new ship design
ISTANBUL — Turkish defense firm STM unveiled its new Multi-Role Support Ship design at this year’s Langkawi International…
Estonia-Russia ship standoff portends a harsher tone on the Baltic Sea
MILAN — Russia’s detention of a Greek-owned ship that departed from Estonia – days after Estonian forces tried…
AI company Helsing unveils swarming underwater surveillance drones
MILAN — Germany-based Helsing has launched an underwater drone surveillance network powered by artificial intelligence for the detection…
Rheinmetall to expand satellite business, citing Ukraine support deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Rheinmetall and Finnish satellite manufacturer ICEYE signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, establishing…
How the European Defence Agency can unleash Europe’s startups
The latest European Defence Agency (EDA) annual report paints a hopeful picture. Europe is finally showing signs of…
Hegseth backs Air Force three-star Grynkewich for top Europe job
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recommended the president nominate Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Joint Staff’s director…
Hegseth opts for virtual attendance at Ukraine defense group meeting
PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will call into the next gathering of countries meeting…
Netherlands to buy anti-torpedo weapon, tracked armor, new rifle
PARIS — The Netherlands plans to buy a torpedo-killing torpedo as early as 2029, replace the armed forces’…
Denmark to invest around $615 million to renew Navy, Home Guard fleets
PARIS — Denmark will invest about 4 billion Danish kroner (US$615 million) through 2033 in the country’s Navy…
Behind Italy’s defense-spending hike, pushback at home
ROME — With a few hours to spare before Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tackled the thorny issue…
Turkey hosts Black Sea security talks with Ukraine, France, UK
ISTANBUL — Turkey is hosting high-level military talks on Black Sea security on 15–16 April at the Turkish…