Machinery

US approves arms sales to Switzerland, Lithuania and Belgium
US approves arms sales to Switzerland, Lithuania and Belgium

Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the manufacture of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile. Lockheed Martin makes the wea

Finland refutes nuclear weapons ‘siting’ and reinforces border
Finland refutes nuclear weapons ‘siting’ and reinforces border

HELSINKI — Finland has refuted any possibility that the currently unaligned Nordic state will consider hosting nuclear weapons on its territory once a

F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.
F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.

Correction: A previous version of this story misinterpreted a BAE Systems statement. FORT WORTH, Texas — On a mile-long production line in Fort Worth,

US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says
US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says

WASHINGTON — U.S. military power was weaker this year than the year prior, according to a new report by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think

Industry cluster forms around European patrol corvette program
Industry cluster forms around European patrol corvette program

ROME — Shipbuilders from France, Italy and Spain have announced the creation of a consortium to ramp up design work on a new European corvette and coo

Lithuania boosts defense budget to buy HIMARS, trucks, drones
Lithuania boosts defense budget to buy HIMARS, trucks, drones

WARSAW, Poland — The Lithuanian government has decided to allocate additional funds for the country’s Defence Ministry this year, paving the way for t

French 2023 defense budget adds $3 billion to fund ‘war economy’
French 2023 defense budget adds $3 billion to fund ‘war economy’

STUTTGART, Germany — Propelled by an edict to make deep investments in its defense industrial base, France’s Ministry of Defense has unveiled a 2023 b

Soldiers manning HIMARS head to Latvia for exercises
Soldiers manning HIMARS head to Latvia for exercises

The Army is dispatching two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Latvia for the country’s national combat readiness exercises, according to a sta

Use us for combat zone tests, Ukraine minister tells US war industry
Use us for combat zone tests, Ukraine minister tells US war industry

AUSTIN, Texas — Mobility tactics, advanced technology and a workshop mentality for fixing battlefield problems all point to Ukrainian success fighting

Kyiv officials lay out vision for security, digital future at DC event
Kyiv officials lay out vision for security, digital future at DC event

WASHINGTON — As Ukrainian forces battle back a stalling Russian invasion, government officials hailing from Kyiv told a conference in Washington, D.C.