Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project
MADRID – France, Germany, and Spain signed a trilateral contract on December 15 that launches Phase 1B of the New-Generation Weapon System/Future…
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US Software Stranglehold Threatens F-35 Foreign Operations
The F-35 is entirely dependent on the ALIS system for its maintenance, and on US-based software laboratories for its mission data loads, so…
Singapore Launches Fifth Littoral Mission Vessel RSS Indomitable
The Republic of Singapore Navy rolled out RSS Indomitable, its fifth Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV). The slip at Benoi Yard filled fast…
Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service
China’s medium-lift Z-20 is no longer a paper plan. Pilots in several PLA brigades now fly the grey-green machines every week. Beijing says…
Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland
Tanks and Launchers from the United States for Poland Published: / Updated: A heavy-lift vessel slipped into the port of […]
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Taranis UCAV Marks A Decade of Quiet Influence in British Air Power
The Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle once showed up in the corner of BAE Systems’ Warton site, almost out of sight. At first…
Industry Needs A Fundamental Decision on the Eurofighter by 2025
Airbus Defence & Space chief executive Michael Schöllhorn told reporters in Berlin that Germany must decide within this legislative period whether it still…
The New Norwegian Long-term Defence Plan
On 23 March the Norwegian Government presented a fresh long-term plan for the Armed Forces. The document repeats the core security goals set…
The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft
The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft Published: / Updated: The Dutch government has ordered nine more Lockheed Martin F-35A […]
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Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong to the 1st…
China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…
Training for the Mission – Ukrainians Learn to Operate the Leopard 1 A5
Training for the Mission – Ukrainians Learn to Operate the Leopard 1 A5 Published: / Updated: A Leopard 1 tank, […]
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Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project
MADRID – France, Germany, and Spain signed a trilateral contract on December 15 that launches…
Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project
The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the…
F-35 Engine Unit Costs Continue to Grow Even As Production Increases
Early F-135 advocates promised a smooth learning curve. They said each production lot would cost…
Direct Toronto–Istanbul Flights Start in December 2025 with New Air Transat-Turkish Airlines Tie-Up
Air Transat will open a direct link between Toronto Pearson and Istanbul on 6 December…
Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand
Lockheed Martin has entered a surge phase. More missiles leave its U.S. plants than ever,…
Spain pushes back on 5 % defense quota, advocates integrated EU-NATO investment framework
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has notified NATO headquarters that Spain will not accept a future…
Hybrid Base Station Sniper Pod Upgrade Enables F-35 to Share Sensor Data with 4th-Gen Aircraft
The Defense-Aerospace editorial team has confirmed that Lockheed Martin is pressing ahead with the Hybrid…
Sweden Shifts 3.5 % GDP Defense Spending Target to 2032 Ahead of NATO Summit
Sweden will now aim to spend 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product on defense…