DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

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

July 7, 2025

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

Asia-Pacific

Japan Negotiates Transfer of Abukuma-Class Destroyers and TC-90 Surveillance Aircraft to the Philippines

July 7, 2025

Tokyo and Manila are negotiating the transfer of six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts and additional Beechcraft King Air TC-90 maritime surveillance aircraft. Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta says discussions started after Japan signaled its plan to retire the 35-year-old

Naval Systems

Swedish FMV Awards Saab £70m Order for 22 Next-Gen CB90 Combat Boats

July 7, 2025

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded Saab a contract for 22 additional CB90 fast assault boats, placing a fresh £70 million order that lifts Sweden's amphibious capacity at a moment when Baltic security demands rapid response craft.

Industrial Partnerships

France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership

July 7, 2025

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

U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for .8B Secure Strategic Communications Program

Space Systems

U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for $2.8B Secure Strategic Communications Program

July 4, 2025

The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing to build the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program, issuing a $2.8 billion fixed-price-incentive contract that includes options for two more spacecraft. The decision, announced late July 3, positions the company to

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

Japan Negotiates Transfer of Abukuma-Class Destroyers and TC-90 Surveillance Aircraft to the Philippines

Swedish FMV Awards Saab £70m Order for 22 Next-Gen CB90 Combat Boats

France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership

U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for $2.8B Secure Strategic Communications Program

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer