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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

Europe & NATO

Sweden Signs $900 M IRIS-T SLM Deal via European Sky Shield Initiative

Sweden has taken its first big equipment step as a NATO ally. On 24 June 2025 the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) confirmed a €830 million (≈ SEK 9 billion, $900 million) order for seven IRIS-T SLM fire units. Diehl Defence will

June 25, 2025

Asia-Pacific

World’s Longest One-Stop Flight Launched by China Eastern via Auckland

China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a two-continent route that rewrites long-haul maps. The carrier will link Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires Ezeiza with a technical stop in Auckland, creating the world’s longest one-stop service when it launches in December 2025.

June 23, 2025

Middle East

How Operation Midnight Hammer Deployed 30,000-lb Bunker Busters on Iran’s Fordow and Natanz

Operation Midnight Hammer, carried out from late Friday into early Sunday, hit the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear complexes. Defense officials confirm seven B-2 Spirit bombers dropped fourteen 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, while a guided-missile submarine launched Tomahawk cruise missiles at surface

June 23, 2025

Europe & NATO

France Commits €717 Million to Eutelsat’s LEO Constellation as Starlink Rival

France will pour €717 million into Eutelsat Group. The cash comes through the State Shareholdings Agency and lifts the state’s holding to 29.99 percent, just under the takeover threshold. Finance officials frame the move as a hard push for European digital and

June 21, 2025

Europe & NATO

Sweden Shifts 3.5 % GDP Defense Spending Target to 2032 Ahead of NATO Summit

Sweden will now aim to spend 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product on defense by 2032 instead of 2030. Officials confirmed the shift late Wednesday, only five days before NATO leaders gather in The Hague.

June 19, 2025

Europe & NATO

Lockheed Martin Turns to Europe to Fix Missile Bottlenecks and Meet Soaring Alliance Demand

Lockheed Martin has entered a surge phase. More missiles leave its U.S. plants than ever, yet demand still outruns capacity. The company now courts European manufacturers to spread the load. According to industry sources, senior executives used the Paris Air Show this

June 18, 2025

12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft

Asia-Pacific

Philippines Secures 12 Advanced FA-50PH Jets in $700 Million South Korea Deal

The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has approved a fresh contract for 12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). The agreement, signed in the first week of June and publicly confirmed on 10 June 2025, is valued

June 12, 2025

New Canadian defense spend boosts domestic firms

Europe & NATO

Canada Boosts Defense Spending to Hit NATO 2% Target, Eyes Europe

Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken from decades of caution. He pledged an extra US $6.6 billion (CA $9 billion) for the Department of National Defense in the current fiscal year, moving Canada to the NATO 2 percent-of-GDP benchmark by April 2026

June 10, 2025

Russia-Ukraine War

Denmark Donates 13-th Military Equipment Package for Ukraine

Denmark has revealed its 13th military aid package for Ukraine. Government officials confirm a sum of about 3.7 billion Danish kroner, which is close to €500 million. Danish authorities stress that this support aims to reinforce Ukraine’s defense efforts during a tense

September 11, 2023

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