Defense

Three years on, Europe looks to Ukraine for the future of defense tech
Today marks three years since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian people have heroically fought the ...

Israeli weapons firms out in force at Abu Dhabi defense expo
Attendees at IDEX in Abu Dhabi visit the Israel pavilion during the Middle East’s largest defense expo on Feb. 18, ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Pentagon to cut 8% of its 2026 budget to fund Trump priorities
It was not immediately clear which parts of the Pentagon’s spending on diversity and equity programs, or its spending to ...

Palantir plunges after Pentagon budget report, Karp sales plan
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp attends meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 18, 2023. Jonathan Ernst ...

Russian and U.S. to hold talks on ending war. Ukraine, Europe left out
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister ...

Europe pushes for a role in Ukraine’s peace talks
European officials attend extended Weimar talks on Ukraine at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d’Orsay) in Paris ...

Europe wants a say in Ukraine peace plan
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) talks with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the ...

Europe clambers to form Ukraine plan as U.S., Russia peace talks ramp up
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) walks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) after a ...

Top Palantir execs slam Silicon Valley for focusing on ‘trivial yet solvable inconveniences’ instead of tackling national problems
“The age of social-media platforms and food-delivery apps had arrived. Medical breakthroughs, education reform, and military advances would have to ...