Geopolitics & Worlds

Israel police chief orders probe into NSO spyware claims (Al Jazeera)

Israel’s police chief says he has ordered an extensive investigation into a newspaper’s claims that the police force had used controversial Israeli spyware to...

Turkey’s central bank hits pause, leaves interest rates unchanged (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s central bank has ended its latest policy-setting meeting by keeping interest rates unchanged, halting a cycle of cuts initiated last September that economists...

Israel inks $3.4 billion submarine deal with Germany (The Associated Press, Defense News)

Israel signed a €3 billion (U.S. $3.4 billion) deal Thursday to buy three cutting-edge submarines from Germany, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced. The Dakar-class diesel-electric submarines...

Three steps to help defense innovation break free from its shackles (Jerry McGinn and Eric Lofgren, Defense News)

It seems like every year there is another commission, task force or board that studies the defense acquisition system. Fiscal 2022 continues the pattern...

At Project Convergence, Army’s new battle command system demonstrated expanded capability (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The U.S. Army originally intended for the Integrated Battle Command System, or IBCS, to serve as the brains of its air-and-missile defense system, but has...

Germany holds its ground on denying weapons for Ukraine (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

Officials in Berlin have rejected a renewed request by Ukraine for lethal, defensive equipment in the face of Russia’s massive troop buildup, effectively testing...

Military may take months to gauge 5G safety risks to aircraft (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

As the commercial airline and telecommunications industries scramble to limit the potential safety risks to aircraft from a rollout of new 5G networks, it...

New bill aims to cut the price of spare parts for DoD (Joe Gould, Defense News)

House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney on Wednesday proposed legislation to force government vendors to publicly disclose data about their costs, a move meant...

Greece boosts Air Force with advanced French jets (Derek Gatopoulos, AP, Defense News)

French-built fighter jets roared Wednesday over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its military and flaunts new security alliances aimed at checking neighboring...

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