weapons

Ukraine’s defense industry says it is prepared to produce much more weaponry than it is currently making. The problem is that the Ukrainian government can’t afford the multi-billion-dollar price tag for production.But it says there’s a straightforward solution.Ukraine’s defense industry has boomed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,…

A sweeping reorganization is weakening the Pentagon’s office that tests weapons, an office established by Congress that has met plenty of resistance from the contractors who build weapons and the military leaders who buy them.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the cuts on Wednesday, releasing a memorandum on staff reductions,…

The US can’t keep building and buying expensive weapons that are vulnerable to drones that are produced at a fraction of the cost, the Army secretary said.”We keep creating and purchasing these exquisite machines that very cheap drones can take out,” Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said during an episode of…

European countries are shifting their strategy when it comes to Ukraine, aiming to boost the country’s capacity to produce enough weapons for its own defense rather than handing over ready-made weapons from their own depleting stockpiles.In March, the European Union said that half of a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) aid…