Romania’s Ministry of National Defence is looking to receive parliamentary approval of its $6.5 billion proposal to purchase F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. The ministry submitted its request following the decision by the Supreme Council on National Defense, the country’s autonomous administrative authority, on April 11 to allow the aircraft acquisition, Defense...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has revealed his country’s plan to build up military forces at its western borders to counter the NATO threat. The defense minister expects the deployment of NATO forces and weaponry in Finland following the country’s recent admission as a member of the alliance. According to a Reuters report, Shoigu said...
The U.K. government has announced a new round of sanctions that target entities supporting Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the latest action designates individuals and businesses from Turkey, Dubai, Slovakia and Switzerland that supply the resources fueling the Russian military’s operations in Ukraine. The sanctions package targets...
The Department of Homeland Security has added Camel Group and Chenguang Biotech Group to its list of entities barred from doing business in the United States over concerns that the two China-based companies use forced labor. The interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, headed by the DHS, flagged the companies for practices that target members...
The Senate has included two amendments to its version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The first amendment is the addition of the Outbound Investment Security Act, which would require U.S. companies to report to the Department of the Treasury certain high-tech investments in “countries of concern.” Senators also included the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards...