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EU pitches plan to free up €800 billion for defense…
PARIS — The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, proposed a plan that could free up around €800 billion ($841 billion) in defense s
Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the…
PARIS — Europe can build up most of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without U.S. support within five years, provided the politi
Iron Dome unsuitable as missile shield for US or Europe,…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Creating an Iron Dome defensive umbrella for the United States or Europe, modeled after Israel’s eponymous system, would b
Naval Group charges rival ThyssenKrupp with selling out submarine tech
PARIS — France’s Naval Group has criticized Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems for hurting European submarine vendors by transferring technology to cou
European leaders gather for an emergency meeting after Trump snub
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone call with Donald Trump ahead of European emergency meeting on Ukraine in Paris, but Macron’s offic
French, German defense leaders urge European unity after Trump win
PARIS — France and Germany emphasized the need to keep up military spending and for unity on European security, including with the U.K., following a meeting b
Air Force to send bomber task force to Europe
The Air Force plans to soon send its latest task force of strategic bombers to Europe to train with NATO allies.U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa said on
Czechia’s quiet struggle for artillery shells holds lessons for Europe
The battlefield conditions for Ukrainian defenders remain dire as the war enters its third year, with winter fast approaching. Over the past weeks, Ukraine has
Europe picks consortium for sovereign satellite constellation IRIS²
PARIS — The European Commission picked a consortium led by SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat to deploy the IRIS² satellite constellation, as the European Union seek
Engine maker Renk opens shop in Italy ahead of armor…
ROME — German propulsion firm Renk has announced it is setting up a subsidiary in La Spezia in Italy, a week after defense giants Rheinmetall and Leonardo sai
Gulf countries beef up their undersea-warfare chops with European tech
BREST, France — Gulf countries are making new investments to increase their undersea warfare capabilities, including Qatar with the purchase of Italian-made m
NATO hosts Icelandic exercise to monitor vital north Atlantic passage
MILAN — Seven NATO countries completed an Iceland-based exercise aimed at defending vital underwater lines of communication and sea routes against conventiona
