ANKARA, Turkey — Despite three weeks of Russian bombardment, Ukraine has kept up a stiff defense of its cities by using Turkish-made drones to carry out pop-up attacks on the invaders with a lethal effectiveness that has surprised Western military experts.

The Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehi…

TRIESTE, Italy — Today, the delivery of the Multipurpose Offshore Patrol ship (PPA – Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura) “Paolo Thaon di Revel”, first of seven vessels, took place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia).

The PPAs are built at the Integrated Shipyard of Riva Trigoso an…

A top US Air Force general said that US F-35 stealth fighter jets recently had a close contact with China’s J-20 stealth fighter jets over the East China Sea, and the US forces are “impressed” by them.

If the incident is true, it is likely that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force…

Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the third Gotland-class submarine, HMS Halland. The total order value is SEK 1.1 billion.

Saab will conduct an extensive MLU on Sweden’s Gotland-class submarine HMS Halland, includi…

SAN FRANCISCO — A Chinese navy ship stayed in the Sulu Sea southwest of the Philippines for three days, upsetting Manila. Experts say it is a part of Beijing’s effort to look after its interests in an ever-wider swath of the world’s waterways.

A People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessel worked the S…

Africa is a continent of tremendous potential and tremendous danger. It is U.S. Africa Command’s mission to help African nations capitalize on the potential and lessen the dangers, said Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of Africom.

The continent is not a monolith — one solution cannot sat…