All articles by Andrew Salerno-Garthwaite

Taiwan’s defence spending soaring to $23.4bn by 2029

Taiwan is projected to increase its defence budget to $23.4bn (T$752.5bn) by 2029 in response to escalating military pressure from…
‘Let Ukraine strike Russian air bases’, urges Estonian defence minister

Estonia urged defence ministers to let Ukraine strike Russian airbases on Russian sovereign territory, during a meeting of the Ukraine…
GlobalData analysis highlights Q2 growth in defence, rising global tensions

GlobalData's latest analysis of the aerospace, defence, and security sectors, delivered 2 September in a live-streamed event, reveals significant growth…
German air defence turns corner with IRIS-T SLM commissioning

Germany’s Chancellor Scholz and Defence Minister Pistorius together presided over the commissioning ceremony of the IRIS-T Surface Launched Medium Range…
Patria to acquire open-source company from WithSecure

Patria announced on 4 September 2024, the acquisition of an open-source data collection product and related business from cybersecurity firm…

Netherlands to upgrade long-range anti-tank missile Spike launchers

Netherlands plans to replace its stock of the Spike anti-tank missile launchers between 2026 and the first half of 2028,…
Strategic Defence Review Committee adds new members

The UK’s Labour Government added six additional members to the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) committee on 2 September 2024, including…
Netherlands send 28 Viking BVS10 amphibious vehicles to Ukraine

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (Mod) announced on 31 August 2024, the donation of 28 an amphibious tracked vehicles to…
Reducing nuclear costs, MoD funds autonomous interdiction network

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded £2m ($2.64m) in funds to find an autonomous security alarm and interdiction…
Elbit report 12% growth in Q2 2024 following demand from Israeli Military

Elbit Systems Ltd announced on 14 August 2024, its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, ending 30 June,…