DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Germany Files Request for US Typhon Missile Systems to Enhance Air Defense

July 15, 2025

Germany has taken the first formal step toward buying the US-built Typhon mid-range missile system. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius lodged the request during two days of talks with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in Washington on 14 July, officials in both

Missiles / Drones / Directed Energy

Alaska Trial Exposes GPS Jamming Vulnerabilities in U.S. Attack Drone Programs

July 15, 2025

Range crews are not often surprised by conditions in Interior Alaska. They are used to below-freezing temperatures at sunrise rapidly changing to muggy noon haze and gusts off the Yukon River that will lay steel antennas sideways. What no one anticipated during

Defense Budgets / Policy

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

July 14, 2025

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

Industrial Partnerships

Why Japan’s Mogami IP Proposal Matters for Future Arms Exports

July 14, 2025

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

Advanced Propulsion Systems

DARPA Cancels Liberty Lifter WIG Seaplane Project Over Cost and Certification Hurdles

July 11, 2025

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has shut down its three-year effort to build the Liberty Lifter, a heavy-lift seaplane that would skim above waves on a cushion of air. According to industry sources, the agency notified performers on July 12 that

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Germany Files Request for US Typhon Missile Systems to Enhance Air Defense

Alaska Trial Exposes GPS Jamming Vulnerabilities in U.S. Attack Drone Programs

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

Why Japan’s Mogami IP Proposal Matters for Future Arms Exports

DARPA Cancels Liberty Lifter WIG Seaplane Project Over Cost and Certification Hurdles

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer