Browsing: defense
Europe is on edge as Russia builds up forces on Finland’s border. Could this frontier be the next conflict zone?
Finland is closely monitoring Russia’s military activities near its eastern border after Finland’s armed forces and international media reported a…
U.K. and EU set to reveal new deal—opening up a new chapter after Brexit after ‘late breakthrough’
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to seal a deal for closer ties with the European Union at a…
In America, there’s always been this interesting interplay of the public and private sectors, and the military has played a…
Hegseth orders military to shed 20% of its 4-star officers as part of deep Defense Department cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as…
Surging stock made Palantir’s Alex Karp $6.8 billion richer last year, making him one of the best-paid CEOs
Investors awaiting earnings from defense contractor Palantir on Monday have already had a banner year, with the technology company seeing…
Silicon Valley has been trying to shake up defense contracting for years. With Trump, they have a willing audience
After years of trying to make inroads into the notoriously byzantine defense sector of the U.S. government, Silicon Valley is…
MP Materials, operator of the Mountain Pass mine in California’s Mojave Desert, is ramping up supplies of the critical ingredients…
As 2024 came to an end, the German arms contractor Rheinmetall was toasting an order book that had reached a…
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin won billions of dollars in contracts to loft the Pentagon’s most-sensitive…
Trump downplays leaked group texts with 18 senior officials and a reporter as not ‘serious’ while Democrats blast ‘utterly unprofessional’ lapse
President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen’s Houthis this month…












