Tag: Military and defense
China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy
BANGKOK -- China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems...
European Union orders TikTok to preserve data related to Romanian election
LONDON -- European Union regulators ordered TikTok on Thursday to retain any information related to Romania's presidential election, after the country’s top defense...
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in...
The Czech military to buy 14 Leopard tanks from Germany in a $167 million deal
FILE - Armin Papperger, from left, CEO of Rheinmetall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, stand in a...
Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000%...
Germany's economy isn't growing. But its quarrelsome government can't agree on a way forward
BERLIN -- Germany's economy isn't growing and the governing coalition has a lot of ideas on how to fix it. But it can't...