David Pugliese
David Pugliese is the Canada correspondent for Defense News.
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Canada dials up defense spending with an eye on bridges to Europe
The new money will allow Canada to reach by April 2026 the NATO goal of spending two percent of GDP on defense.
Anyia Woods
Anyia Woods stayed at the Portsmouth and Richmond Fisher Houses as a child when her mother was hurt in the U.S. Navy.
Grey Wolf helicopter notches first operational mission
Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters completed their first operational mission Jan. 8, escorting a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile convoy.
US Navy, Marines to get L3Harris robots for bomb disposal missions
The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy have sealed a deal with L3Harris Technologies for 34 large T7 robots to support the services in EOD missions.
China calls Trump battleship ‘easier target’ amid mixed US reception
Some analysts have suggested the battleship proposal may ultimately not be realistic and instead a move by Trump to jolt awake U.S. shipbuilders.
Trump faces sharper questions over possible military action on Iran
The White House insists military options remain “on the table” regarding Iran, with the Islamic Republic convulsed by nationwide protests.
French UN troops in Lebanon jam, chase off drone coming from Israel
According to a UNIFIL spokesperson, peacekeeping forces were “aggressively” approached by the drone that flew as close as 30 meters above them.
General tapped to lead SOUTHCOM grilled over forces in Latin America
Renewed interest in Latin America is likely to bring changes to U.S. Southern Command, Donovan acknowledged.
EU mandates buy-European preference in new Ukraine assistance package
The language represents Brussels’ most explicit attempt yet in leveraging aid to bolster Europe’s defense industrial base, though not all members agree.
How tiny Singapore ties China and Taiwan in training for war
The project’s continuation, while low-key and under pressure before 2020 from China to end it or move it to a Chinese location, strengthens Taiwan’s image.
