Vendors line up to fill Japan’s F-35 pilot training gap
TOKYO — As Japanese defense officials move to upgrade a military training infrastructure hard-pressed to produce F-35 pilots,…
Starmer vows ‘battle-ready’ Britain with 12 new attack submarines
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday unveiled sweeping defense reforms and spending increases,…
Australia should surge defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, Pentagon says
SINGAPORE — The United States is urging Australia to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP, almost a…
Behemoth Golden Dome may face lackluster scrutiny in Trump’s Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision this week to cut more than half of the Pentagon’s test and evaluation…
Hegseth cuts Pentagon’s testing office in half, appoints new leader
The Pentagon is slashing the size of its operational test and evaluation organization and appointing a new interim…
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…