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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

July 25, 2025

Asia-Pacific

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

July 21, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

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

July 10, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

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

July 9, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

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

July 8, 2025

Asia-Pacific

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

July 7, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

Chancellor Merz Appeals to Trump for Quick Delivery of Patriots to Ukraine

BERLIN - Friedrich Merz picked up the phone on Thursday and asked U.S. President Donald Trump for one thing: more Patriot air-defense systems for Kyiv. The conversation lasted roughly twenty minutes and focused on securing additional batteries against a backdrop of tightened

July 4, 2025

Asia-Pacific

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

June 26, 2025

Europe & NATO

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

June 26, 2025

Europe & NATO

Denmark and Sweden Join NATO’s A330 MRTT Pool in 12-Jet Fleet Expansion

The Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) just secured two more Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports. The contract, signed on 24 June 2025 at the NATO Defence Industry Forum in The Hague, brings the pooled inventory from ten planned aircraft to twelve. Defense officials

June 25, 2025

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