Germany welcome in GCAP, but new Leonardo boss warns about timing
ROME — The head of Italian defense firm Leonardo has welcomed the possibility of Germany entering the Italo-Japanese-UK…
German air show opens under shadow of Iran war, fighter project collapse
BERLIN — Germany’s ILA air show opened on Wednesday under the twin shadows of the Iran war and…
US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed
The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down…
After FCAS demise, Germany’s options include ordering more F-35 warplanes
COLOGNE, Germany — German defense leaders will go back to the drawing board in their quest for a…
US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes, disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military on Monday disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that U.S. Central Command…
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
BERLIN — The leaders of France and Germany have agreed to scrap a landmark project to develop and…
US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up
U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the…
Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz
Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while…
Poland spends $16.5 billion in EU-backed loans on heavy army weapons
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has awarded contracts worth around 60 billion zloty ($16.5…
Norway becomes ninth country to sign up for French nuclear deterrence as trust in US falters
VIENNA — Norway has become the ninth European country to sign up for French nuclear protection in light…
Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, top UK intel chief says
Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since 2022 — a death toll exceeding…
How far is there to go until the US and Iran end the war?
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to extend a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait…