Lithuania and Poland have joined the growing number of nations aiming to enhance Europe’s capability to respond to threats. The initiative will cover improving force movement in the region, strengthening NATO’s defense and unifying the alliance’s fuel reserve system. Tomas Godliauskas and Orijana Masale, two of Lithuania’s defense vice ministers, met with Polish counterparts on Thursday...
The FBI has officially opened a permanent legal attaché office at the U.S. Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. FBI Director Kash Patel inaugurated the upgraded facility, which seeks to strengthen the Five Eyes intelligence partnership and enhance NZ’s domestic security. Judith Collins, the NZ minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau and New Zealand...
MBDA has delivered the first batch of ASTER air defense missiles, less than two and a half years after France and Italy placed the joint order through the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation and its industry partner Eurosam. The French missile maker said the milestone highlights the rapid progress of its ASTER missile program. The...
Ships and aircraft under Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 are currently conducting security operations in the Arctic and High North. According to NATO, the operations reflect the alliance’s commitment to peace, stability and freedom of navigation in the region. By enhancing its Arctic maritime domain awareness, NATO said it aims to improve readiness for various...
Bollinger Shipyards is leading an effort to improve the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaker fleet in partnership with Rauma Shipyards and Aker Arctic of Finland and Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards. The four companies will explore the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution to produce Arctic security cutters for the service. Join us at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit...
The United States has granted Poland a $4 billion Foreign Military Financing loan guarantee to support the country’s continued investments in American-made defense systems. Announced on Friday by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the agreement brings the total U.S. loan support to Poland to over $15 billion in the past three years. Signed by DSCA...
U.S. Reps. Ryan Zinke and Jimmy Panetta have filed the Leading Exports of Aerial Drones Act of 2025, which is designed to ease local drone manufacturers’ export to allies and partners. Sens. Tom Cotton, Chris Coons and John Cornyn have introduced a counterpart Senate bill, according to a statement from Zinke’s office Friday. Join top...
Australia and the United Kingdom have committed to enhancing their cooperation in advancing the development of the SSN-AUKUS submarines through the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty. Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles and British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey formalized the bilateral agreement during the U.K.-Australia Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in Geelong...
Spain is negotiating to purchase 30 Hurjet advanced aircraft trainers that Turkish Aerospace Industries and Airbus will manufacture under a partnership agreement. The two companies signed their strategic collaboration on the sidelines of the International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Summit in Virginia on...
South Korea has agreed to conduct in-country overhauls of U.S. Army Chinook helicopters stationed on the peninsula. The Ministry of National Defense said the decision was made during an ROK–U.S. Logistics Cooperation Committee meeting in Seoul on Tuesday. The bilateral meeting was attended by Lisa Smith, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for product support,...
