Industrial Partnerships

Paris officials want Phase 2 of the Future Combat Air System agreed with Berlin and Madrid before year-end, with a fighter demonstrator plan included in that package. The ministry described the target as a “mutually acceptable solution.” France, Germany, and Spain repeated

Lockheed Martin concluded two days of discussions in Cologne with a plan that would see Germany's first Typhon launchers at the Meppen range by December 2026. Lockheed Martin program manager Edward Dobeck told visiting lawmakers the company's facility in Moorestown, New Jersey,

Defense Department CIO Katie Arrington said on July 24 that the follow-on to the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability - JWCC Next - will bring in smaller cloud providers offering AI tools, satellite relays, and rugged edge services not typically available from major

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) have signalled a shift in Tokyo's approach to defence exports. They're offering to hand all intellectual property related to the Mogami-class frigate to Australia. This marks a departure from Japan's

The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System, better known as FCAS, now faces its toughest moment. France has told Germany it wants about 80 percent of the work on the new fighter that anchors the program. The number surfaced late Sunday and was

THE HAGUE, Netherlands  -  French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have formed a new partnership that aims to replace thousands of aging logistics trucks in French service. The deal, announced this morning, brings together two firms that already

Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines, and Avio Aero have sealed a fresh cooperation accord that lays the groundwork for the European Next Generation Helicopter Engine program, widely known as ENGHE. Signed in Paris on 29 June 2025, the deal frames an