international

The State Department this week announced the U.S. has agreed to provide Poland another $2 billion in direct loans to help the NATO ally purchase new defense items to continue […]

The Canadian government recently announced it is taking steps towards buying 12 new conventionally-powered under-ice capable submarines as it plans to increase defense spending to the NATO target of two […]

The U.S. Army is planning to start periodic deployments of long-range fires capabilities, including hypersonic weapons, to Germany starting in 2026. The capabilities will be deployed with one of the […]

Former Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer was named the new chairman of Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, parent company of Austal USA. Spencer took over as chairman on July 1, […]

The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.56 billion contract to procure various logistics support for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter air systems for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign […]

The Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) won a $170 million contract to deliver two of its RAPCON-X jets to the Finland Border Guard under the country’s MVX program, the company said […]

The latest three week-long NATO Baltic Operation (BALTOPS) exercise wrapped on June 20 in Germany, with participation from 20 allied member states. The event started with a June 4 pre-sail […]

The Navy said that planning is being finalized for the 2024 biennial Exercise Rime of the Pacific (RIMPAC), due to run from June 27 to Aug. 1 around the Hawaiian […]

Australia on Wednesday announced the start of a life extension program for the Collins-class submarine that curtails previously planned upgrades while it awaits U.S. and domestically-made nuclear-powered attack submarines in […]

The House Armed Services markup of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill approved a measure limiting international maintenance of Navy ships at 21 days. This provision, included in the […]