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There’s a solution to the Army’s enduring gap in its extended-range artillery...

[Sponsored] Less artillery range is always going to be a losing proposition against an adversary with longer-range firepower.

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Airbus keeps H175M ‘industrial footprint’ options open after NMH withdrawal

While Airbus talks with a number of “other customers,” about interest in the H175M, company executive Bruno Even expects London to “reflect” on the status of the New Medium Helicopter competition.

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Pitching US market, Leonardo UK launches BriteStorm attritable UAS stand-in...

Designed to operate ahead of friendly forces and suppress Integrated Air Defence Systems (IADS), the Electronic Warfare (EW) airborne countermeasure has already undergone successful flight trials with...

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Norway edges closer to long-range precision fires selection

Maj. Gen. Lars Lervik, Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Army, told Breaking Defense that Oslo is in the process of receiving offers from industry competitors who have been asked to detail “price,...

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French Navy close to launch of new VSR700 UAS program phase: Airbus...

“What we propose for the Loi de programmation militaire (France’s long-term defense spending program) … is incremental evolution [and] to enter into service with the VSR by 2026 or 2027,” Airbus...

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Estonia carries out bunker prototype tests for envisioned Baltic defense line

“We just used the explosives on the bunkers in specific areas, at different ranges, at different points,” Magnus Saar, Estonia’s national armaments director, told Breaking Defense. “So let’s say...

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Saab braces for ‘couple of years’ of ‘stop-and-go’ production instability on...

“I’m confident in the [T-7A] capability such that we have the facilities. It’s not technical problems. It’s more … stop-and-go in production that we need to get the flow going right,” Saab CEO Micael...

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Industry partners announce PEGASUS first flight, tout additional buy

“Discussions are starting in a very early phase, but it’s apparent that three aircraft is not sufficient,” said Jürgen Halder, vice president of airborne SIGINT at Hensoldt.

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‘Growing desperation’? NATO chief confirms North Korean troops deployed to...

“The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security,” said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

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UK pledges additional $3.8 billion on defense spending, stops short of 2.5...

The money will ensure “that the UK comfortably exceeds our NATO commitments and [provides] guaranteed military support to Ukraine of £3 billion per year for as long as it takes,” Rachel Reeves, the UK...

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UK vows to ‘closely monitor all our supply chains’ after collapse of...

Reaction Engines, which is also part of the $1.3 billion Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) effort to build and deliver a first UK hypersonic missile, was plunged...

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The next president must recognize Americans’ unwavering support for int’l...

The Ronald Reagan Institute’s Rachel Hoff and Thomas Kenna write in this op-ed that the institute’s annual survey shows that “on a bipartisan basis, the American people have a clear preference for...

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A second Trump administration won’t be ‘automatic disaster’ for Ukraine,...

New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte already publicly congratulated President-elect Donald Trump, praising his push to get more members towards spending more on defense.

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Sweden selects Embraer C-390 transport aircraft, as Brazil eyes more Gripens

“Aerospace cooperation is important to both Sweden and Brazil. The new letter of intent provides a basis for us to further deepen this cooperation,” Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson said in a...

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US, Canada, Finland ink joint MOU, latest step in high north-focused ICE Pact

The signing comes one week after Russia launched another one of its own icebreakers.

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