United Shipbuilding Corp., a Russian shipbuilding conglomerate, is equipping Moscow’s Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarines with Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles. USC CEO Alexei Rakhmanov disclosed the ongoing work in an interview with the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency. Russia previously said the Zircon missile can travel at 7,000 mph, allowing it to survive the air defenses of...
The Biden administration has allotted munitions and other critical equipment worth $200 million to aid Ukraine in its battle against Russia’s invasion. According to the Department of Defense, the additional security assistance package will include Patriot air defense systems and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems munitions. Biden has committed over $43 billion in security assistance to...
The Lebanese navy is set to receive three Protector-class patrol boats from the United States on Aug. 21, a spokesperson for the Department of State confirmed. The delivery is part of a Foreign Military Sales agreement with Lebanon and includes maintenance and training support for the Lebanese armed forces, the official said, adding that crew...
Mesa, Arizona-based MD Helicopters has signed a contract with an unnamed Middle East buyer of six advanced Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout aircraft with precision weapons capability. According to the MD website, the Cayuse Warrior Plus aircraft is based on the Cayuse Warrior with laser-guided technology. Besides the precision weapons system, the Plus variant comes with updated...
Chinese companies are boosting product research and development spending to veer away from copying foreign products. According to a Nikkei Asia report, listed companies in China spent $228 billion on R&D in 2022, a figure that has more than doubled over the last five years. These firms employ a total of 3.08 million researchers and...
Poland’s Ministry of National Defence has signed three contracts with companies from the Polish Armaments Group to acquire modern light reconnaissance vehicles, heavy infantry combat vehicles and armored personnel carriers. The first deal, worth $290 million, involves the supply of approximately 400 light reconnaissance vehicles to the Polish Army, according to Breaking Defense. PGZ and...
The FBI has launched an investigation into Huafon’s potential violation of a national security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in connection with the Chinese chemicals company’s acquisition of DuPont’s biomaterials business. CFIUS approved the $240 million acquisition deal, which was finalized in May 2022, with the condition that Huafon...
The Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on four members of the Russian elite and a Moscow-based business organization in relation to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The move will lead to the freezing of the sanctioned parties’ assets within the U.S., along with prohibiting all transactions involving their assets by U.S. individuals unless...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom have begun consultations on security guarantees, which Kyiv hopes to secure before the end of 2023. Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, confirmed the consultations in televised comments on Friday. The Ukrainian government is pursuing security guarantees from global powers to ensure that Ukraine will receive adequate support to defend...
The United States’ strategic competition with China and Russia is among the key goals addressed in the National Intelligence Strategy released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Thursday. The strategy also draws attention to the larger role the Intelligence Community must play in helping build a resilient critical infrastructure for the...
