The European Union and Australia have formalized a new security and defense partnership and finalized a free trade agreement, marking a significant expansion of cooperation across defense, economic and technology domains. The agreements reflect growing alignment between Europe and Indo-Pacific partners as geopolitical competition intensifies, the European Commission said Tuesday. What Does the Security and Defense Partnership Cover? Signed on...
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Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 radar demonstrated its ability to search, detect, identify, track and discriminate against targets during an exercise the company conducted with the Department of War, the Missile Defense Agency and Japan’s Ministry of Defense. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered defense company said Sunday that the system also carried out virtual target engagements. The exercise marks the first live target tracking...
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