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In first, Airbus A310 tanker flight autonomously guides DT-25 drones into...
The guidance and control test milestone represents a significant step toward the longer-term goal, scheduled to be achieved by mid-2024, of an “end-to-end demonstration” that will see the A310...
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UK tests 7 uncrewed systems for Heavy Lift Challenge future capabilities program
UASHLC has been designed to explore future uncrewed maritime concepts, including assessment of ship-to-ship (intra-theater) and ship-to-shore (inter-theater) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)...
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Germany signs $201M contract for 10 PzH2000 howitzers to replenish stocks...
Berlin’s artillery capabilities will still not be up to parity compared with pre-Ukraine war stocks once the 10 howitzers are delivered, as 14 units have been donated to Kyiv.
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Welcome to NATO: Finland clears Turkish hurdle, will join military alliance...
Sweden, meanwhile, remains on the outside looking in, as Turkey and Hungary have not moved to approve its membership.
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Britbots: UK tests 3 heavy uncrewed ground vehicles in first time event
The tests are a step toward “what could potentially be achieved on the battlefield with crewless vehicles in the next 10, 20 or 30 years,” said Lt. Col. James de St John-Pryce, commanding officer of...
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Finland officially becomes 31st member of NATO alliance
The signed agreement may be bittersweet for Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin, who championed the NATO membership but on Sunday saw her party defeated in a general election that will cost her the...
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After 5-year lapse, second Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon deal not dead – but not...
“If the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concluded that a purchase of additional Typhoon aircraft, or an upgrade to their current fleet, matched their capability needs, then we would fully support that and work...
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Netherlands and Belgium agree $4.4 billion deal for 4 ASW Frigates
Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.
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Finland approves $345 million deal for David’s Sling long range air defense...
The acquisition will deliver a “new capability for the Finnish Defence Forces to intercept targets at high altitude,” noted Finland’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement.
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Arquus, French land vehicle firm, sees annual earnings fall, long-term...
Arquus CEO Emmanuel Levacher said that in order to meet the objectives of the “war-time economy” called for by President Emmanuel Macon, mainly to produce more equipment, faster and cheaper, “we need...
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Finnish naval officer talks NATO expectations, Russia’s conduct at sea and...
Commodore Jukka Anteroinen, the chief of staff of the Finnish Navy, talked with Breaking Defense at this week’s Sea Air Space symposium outside Washington.
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UK national security review sensibly balances nukes, Ukraine, Pacific
Joshua Huminski, director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs, sees prudence in the UK’s most recent strategic review, though challenges loom.
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Romania announces it’ll buy F-35s, in the shadow of Russian ‘aggression’
The move comes as the country looks to up defense spending and modernize its military forces in the wake of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
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UK denies it’s in talks with Turkey over submarine construction, despite...
A spokesperson for the Royal Navy told Breaking Defense in a Wednesday statement that “no one knows anything of these [Turkish] discussions,” including teams from the UK’s Submarine Delivery Agency,...
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UK asks industry for new ground-based space domain awareness sensor...
Once operational, the new sensor will be hosted on a UK military base on the Mediterranean island, capable of resident space object (RSO) tracking and “potentially characterisation or neighbourhood...
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Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing...
“Ukraine urgently needs our help to shield its citizens and infrastructure from Russia’s missile threat,” said US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin.
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Global defense spending reaches ‘record high’ of $2.2 trillion: SIPRI
“While the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 certainly affected military spending decisions in 2022, concerns about Russian aggression have been building for much longer,” said Lorenzo...
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Sweden’s NATO membership hangs in the balance with Turkey’s election
When Turkey goes to the polls next month, they will be doing more than deciding the domestic future of the country — they likely will also be determining Sweden’s future with NATO.
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Saab predicts ‘great possibilities’ in Sweden’s NATO entry, warns of supplier...
From Gripen fighters to MANPADS, the Swedish firm sees “this [period] as just the beginning of defense spending increases in Europe,” said CEO and President Micael Johansson.
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Finland selects 4 bidders for MVX border surveillance jet program
Field Aerospace, L3Harris Technologies, Sierra Nevada Corporation and ST Airborne Systems have all successfully moved to the new Intermediate RFQ phase.
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