The United States and Indonesia have established a major defense cooperation partnership to expand bilateral military collaboration and support regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. What Areas Does the Partnership Cover? Announced by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin on Monday, the framework is structured...
Category: Defense Security Cooperation
US, North Macedonia Expand Cooperation in Energy, Defense, Cybersecurity
The United States is strengthening its bilateral ties in the areas of energy, defense, cybersecurity and economic growth. The Department of State said Wednesday that the two nations held their second strategic dialogue in Washington to advance shared goals. Top defense leaders will explore government data as a primary attack surface in international conflict at...
Israel Expands Arrow Production to Support Wartime Readiness
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has approved a plan to significantly accelerate production of Arrow interceptors as the country expands defense manufacturing capacity amid a prolonged multi-front conflict. The decision, cleared by the Ministerial Committee for Procurement, enables Israel Aerospace Industries to increase both production rates and stockpiles of the Arrow system to sustain operational readiness...
Hanwha’s Alex Wong Calls for Deeper US-South Korea Cooperation to Strengthen Industrial Resilience
Alex Wong, president and global chief strategy officer at Hanwha Group, said the United States and South Korea have an opportunity to evolve their alliance from the traditional national security and military-focused partnership to one that is built on shared technologies and supports industrial resilience. Wong, previously served in the White House as principal deputy...
Australia Partners With Germany’s TDW on Missile Warhead Production
Australia has entered an agreement with German warhead manufacturer TDW to strengthen Canberra’s defense manufacturing and guided weapons capability. On Friday, Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy signed a letter of intent with German Minister for Defence Boris Pistorius, enabling the Australian Department of Defence and TDW to collaborate on the manufacturing and maintenance...
EU, Australia Advance Strategic Ties With Defense Pact, Trade Deal
The European Union and Australia have formalized a new security and defense partnership and finalized a free trade agreement, marking a significant expansion of cooperation across defense, economic and technology domains. The agreements reflect growing alignment between Europe and Indo-Pacific partners as geopolitical competition intensifies, the European Commission said Tuesday. What Does the Security and...
UK, Germany Advance Deep Precision Strike Missile Program
The United Kingdom and Germany have moved a step closer to deploying a new family of stealth and hypersonic missiles capable of striking targets over 2,000 kilometers away, following high-level defense talks in Berlin aimed at bolstering long-range deterrence against European adversaries. UK Minister for Defense Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard met with Germany’s State...
Saab Expands Defense Collaboration With Poland’s PGZ, WB Group
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has signed new agreements with Polish defense companies Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa and WB Group, expanding cooperation between Swedish and Polish defense industries on several technology initiatives. The agreements build on earlier collaboration arrangements established in September 2025 and outline potential areas of joint work involving submarine support capabilities and...
EDA Completes SABUVIS II Underwater Swarm Trials
The European Defence Agency has completed the second phase of its Swarm of Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles project, a four-year effort aimed at improving how autonomous underwater vehicles operate in coordinated groups. What Challenges Did SABUVIS II Seek to Address? EDA said Tuesday the project addressed the technical limits of underwater autonomy, where satellite tracking is...
C Speed Teams Up With DEMCO Holdings to Deliver Advanced Radar Capabilities to Saudi Arabia
C Speed has signed a memorandum of understanding with DEMCO Holdings to support defense and security initiatives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement, signed at World Defense Show 2026, establishes a framework for long-term collaboration aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 objectives, C Speed said Monday. Under the MOU, the companies plan to...










