Peter Johansson, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

How Non-F-35 NATO Countries Could Host and Repair Lightning II Jets Locally

Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford - Michael Williamson, who heads Lockheed Martin International, says that several NATO members not flying the F-35 have come to the company with questions about what it would take to set up repair options for the jet

July 21, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Debuts at LandEuro 2025 to Counter Drone Swarms

LandEuro 2025 opened on 16 July at the Rhein-Main Congress Centre in Wiesbaden, drawing delegations from twenty-seven nations and a broad cross-section of the European defense industry. Germany's Rheinmetall used the forum to introduce a production-standard Skyranger 30 turret mounted on an

July 17, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Macron Accelerates France’s Defence Budget to €64 Billion by 2027

President Emmanuel Macron has moved France's defense-budget targets forward by three years. He told senior commanders on Sunday that annual outlays will reach €64 billion in 2027, not 2030, doubling the 2017 baseline of €32 billion. Defense officials confirm that the shift

July 14, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

U.S. Defense Firms at Le Bourget Outline Step One Using NASAMS, THAAD for Golden Dome

The Paris Air Show gave America's biggest defense suppliers a global stage to describe how they would fold familiar missiles, radars and command-and-control networks into President Donald Trump's Golden Dome homeland-defense plan. They argued that starting with hardware already in service will

July 7, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

U.S. Army Commences 2025 Production of IFPC Increment 2 to Strengthen Mid-Tier Air Defense

The Army has given the green light to start low-rate production of its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system this October. Defense officials confirm that the signed acquisition decision memorandum cleared the final gate after a quick turn-around review on 28

July 2, 2025

Joint Exercises / Special Ops Training

Finland Pulls Its Special Forces Together Under One Flag

Finlands defence chiefs took a bold step in early 2022. They shifted every special-operations unit into one, single chain of command. Many officers cheered the plan straight off; others worried it might cramp service-level culture. Yet, the Commander of the Finnish Defence

October 20, 2024

Contracts & Deals

Cubic Secures Long-Term $468 Milion Boost for Joint Readiness Training Center

Cubic Corporation has picked up a hefty, fresh slice of work at Fort Polk. A new extension, capped at about 468 milion dollars, keeps its teams locked in with the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center for up to ten more years. The

September 19, 2023

AI & Autonomy

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 the type is home-grown, tuned for thin air over Tibet, and ready for sea duty as well. Western watchers

August 4, 2023

Finland extends Thales radar support deal, keeping key surveillance systems active through 2023 with NATO integration updates in 2025.

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Agreement on Maintenance of Long-Range and Medium-Range Surveillance Radars Extended

Finland has decided to keep its backbone air-surveillance radars in shape for another five years. Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö authorized the Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign an extension with Thales LAS France S.A.S.

July 2, 2018

Aircraft

Lockheed’s F-35 Still Falls Short, Pentagon’s Chief Tester Says

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is America’s most expensive weapons project. After fifteen years in development, the jet is still not ready for the fight the services expect. A confidential memorandum dated Aug 9 from Dr. Michael Gilmore, the Defense Department’s Director of Operational

August 24, 2016

Peter Johansson

How Non-F-35 NATO Countries Could Host and Repair Lightning II Jets Locally

Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Debuts at LandEuro 2025 to Counter Drone Swarms

Macron Accelerates France’s Defence Budget to €64 Billion by 2027

U.S. Defense Firms at Le Bourget Outline Step One Using NASAMS, THAAD for Golden Dome

U.S. Army Commences 2025 Production of IFPC Increment 2 to Strengthen Mid-Tier Air Defense

Finland Pulls Its Special Forces Together Under One Flag

Cubic Secures Long-Term $468 Milion Boost for Joint Readiness Training Center

Z-20 Helicopter Pushes Ahead in PLA Service

Agreement on Maintenance of Long-Range and Medium-Range Surveillance Radars Extended

Lockheed’s F-35 Still Falls Short, Pentagon’s Chief Tester Says

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer