DUESSELDORF, Germany — Rheinmetall would consider buying a stake in Leonardo’s OTO Melara unit as part of its long-term commitment to the Italian market, Chief Executive Armin Papperger said.

“We want to expand our industrial network, especially in Italy. We already have a good cooperation with…

VOZNESENSK, Ukraine — A Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder, Voznesensk’s funeral director, Mykhailo Sokurenko, spent this Tuesday driving through fields and forests, picking up dead Russian soldiers and taking them to a freezer railway car piled with Russian bodies—the casualties of one of …

Ukrainian snipers had a problem: Russian forces in eastern Ukraine were trying to blind them.

As the Ukrainians were looking through their scopes in order to find their targets, the Russians had begun pinpointing their location using the glare of the glass, and were shooting high-energy lasers in…

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told NATO counterparts the UK will provide high velocity anti-aircraft missile system Starstreak to Ukraine.

The alliance’s defence ministers met for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine three weeks ago. The extraordinary meeting focused on the immediate U…

GUAM — In a first-ever operation, the air defenders of the E-3 Air Defense Battery used the newly developed Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, remote launch capability to expand their ability to defend the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Over four days, E Battery in co…

Germany wants to upgrade its military with the world’s most modern fighter jet. The order is worth billions. But is it a good fit?

The F-35 Lightning II is considered the most modern fighter jet in the world. The jet, made by US manufacturer Lockheed Martin, is considered more than just a fighter…