Regions & Conflicts

US State Department Approves .7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt's Air-Defense Upgrade

US State Department Approves $4.7B NASAMS Sale for Egypt’s Air-Defense Upgrade

The U.S. State Department approved a $4.67 billion NASAMS sale to Egypt on July 24, 2025. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency sent the notice to Congress that day. The package cover radars, missiles, launchers, support gear, training, and sustainment. It stands among the largest air-defense requests Egypt has made to the U.S.

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Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause

Australia Questions AUKUS Commitments as US Pushes Higher Defence Spending and Taiwan Clause

Australia’s plan to get nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.S. and U.K. is on pause for now. U.S. defense officials say the Pentagon will get an internal report on July 29 that could change the cost, schedule, and rules for the AUKUS program. Australia will need to either accept the updated deal or push back before those changes become final.

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Pentagon Resumes 155 mm Shell and GMLRS Rocket Deliveries to Ukraine

Pentagon Resumes 155 mm Shell and GMLRS Rocket Deliveries to Ukraine

The Pentagon has restarted selected arms deliveries to Ukraine only days after a sudden halt triggered a frantic check of U.S. stockpiles. Defense officials confirm that 155 mm artillery rounds and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles (GMLRS) crossed NATO borders late on July 9 and reached transfer hubs in Poland by midday July 10. According to industry sources, the loads moved by mixed rail-road convoys under routine security and without ceremony. The flow signals a cautious return to what had been weekly shipments before last week’s freeze.

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Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine

Denmark Confirms Purchase of 10 Additional F-35 Jets and EU-Backed Patriot Aid for Ukraine

Denmark’s defence ministry has moved to expand its combat-air and air-defence posture with two closely linked decisions reached in Washington this week. Copenhagen will order at least ten extra F-35A fighters and will co-sponsor a European purchase of ten Patriot batteries that will be transferred to Kyiv once delivery slots are secured. Together the moves push Denmark’s 2025-2026 defence outlays above the 3 percent-of-GDP level already approved by parliament in February, while easing Ukraine’s most urgent request for layered missile defence.

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Dutch and Norwegian F-35s Deploy to Poland to Secure Ukraine Supply Lines

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s Deploy to Poland to Secure Ukraine Supply Lines

The Netherlands and Norway will send their F-35 fighter jets to Poland from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 under NATO command. The mission’s single goal is to keep the air route open for trucks, trains, and aircraft carrying weapons and spare parts to Ukraine. The Dutch defense ministry announced the move on Monday, and Oslo confirmed its participation hours later.

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

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

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 ships.

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Raytheon Secures $250 Million ESSM Block 2 Production Deal with Japan’s MELCO

Raytheon Secures $250 Million ESSM Block 2 Production Deal with Japan’s MELCO

Raytheon, an RTX business, has clinched a $250 million direct-commercial-sale contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The agreement sets the stage for licensed production of the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block 2 (ESSM B2) at MELCO’s Komaki-North complex. According to industry sources, the package is the largest single ESSM commitment Tokyo has placed since joining the NATO Seasparrow program.

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How US Defense Contractors Can Win Big in Europe’s €800 Billion Spending Surge

How US Defense Contractors Can Win Big in Europe’s €800 Billion Spending Surge

European governments just backed the most aggressive defense-spending target in NATO history. NATO leaders left The Hague with a pledge to lift defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product. The commitment came only days after several EU capitals pushed double-digit increases through their 2025 draft budgets. Germany alone confirmed a rise from €95 billion to €162 billion within four years.

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