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…
Pentagon inspector general report rehashes Space Command HQ debate
A new report from the Pentagon’s inspector general highlights fundamental disagreements between the Air Force and U.S. Space…
Turkey’s STM starts construction of corvettes for Malaysia
ISTANBUL — Turkish defense company STM held a keel-laying ceremony in Istanbul this week for three corvettes being…
Dassault CEO strikes dark tone on Europe’s sixth-gen fighter progress
PARIS — Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier slammed the cooperation with Airbus on developing a European sixth-generation fighter…
Space Force says its relationship with Europe is ‘business as usual’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force’s top officer on Wednesday said his service’s day-to-day interactions with European…
Leonardo refutes Russian bones in M-346 trainer aircraft design
ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is talking up the European pedigree of its M-346 jet trainer after British newspapers…
Norway to nearly double its K9 howitzer fleet for around $534 million
PARIS — Norway plans to nearly double its fleet of self-propelled artillery, proposing to buy an additional 24…
In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support
Pete Hegseth will not attend a gathering of 50 countries to coordinate military support for Ukraine, multiple European…