KYIV, Ukraine — On Ukraine’s battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery shrapnel showers.

This is electronic warfare, a critical but largely invisible aspect…

WASHINGTON — The Russian military, beaten down and demoralized after three months of war, is making the same mistakes in its campaign to capture a swath of eastern Ukraine that forced it to abandon its push to take the entire country, senior American officials say.

While Russian troops are capt…

The much-anticipated Top Gun: Maverick (the sequel to the 1980s hit Top Gun) arrived in theaters last week after a three-year delay. Similar to the original, “Top Gun II” showcases some real-life technology and fighter jets being used by the Navy.

But missing from most of the aerial action—both o…

Germany will move ahead with the acquisition of Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook to meet the Bundeswehr’s (German military) long-standing heavy-lift transport helicopter requirement.

The selection of the Chinook was announced by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to German lawmakers on June 1, with the l…

China has started to build the country’s most advanced large unmanned ship, the vessel’s manufacturer announced on Wednesday.

Led by the No.716 Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the large unmanned ship project had a ceremony to celebrate the start of its c…

BERN — A delegation from armasuisse and representatives of Swiss companies, led by armasuisse Vice Director Peter Winter, head of the Air2030 program, is visiting the manufacturers of the F-35A and Patriot in the USA this week. This is about potential offset deals.

In addition to the representa…