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DoD and European Defence Agency sign cooperation pact in support of shared...
The pact was inked in Brussels on Wednesday by William LaPlante, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and Jiři Šedivý, EDA chief executive.
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Poland, UK close $2.4 billion PILICA+ short range air defense deal
Manufactured by Poland’s state owned PGZ, the PILICA+ triple layer air defense system will be integrated with MBDA’s CAMM short-range radar-guided missiles, a Polish-made autocannon and very-short...
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UK orders 11 Saab Giraffe 1X air surveillance radars
The new contracts between the two sides build on a series of land based orders signed together since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including “several thousand” Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon...
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Horse stables and fuzzy hats: Military preparations in full swing for UK...
At a security level, the Royal Air Force will be on watch to monitor and manage UK airspace throughout the event.
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Weapons tracing shows Russia firing new cruise missiles at Ukraine just weeks...
In one case where two Kh-101 missiles were recovered and examined after striking Kyiv in November 2022, CAR researchers were able to determine that one of the munitions was produced in the last quarter...
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NATO must codify these lessons from Ukraine while motivation is there
NATO experts Ira Straus and Jim Townsend offer a to-do list of lessons learned for alliance leadership – and urge them not to miss this moment of transformation.
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German military inks $1.2 billion deal for 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles
The deal comes as the Bundeswehr looks for ways to modernize its force and now has permission to buy more IFVs, which may mean billions more for the program.
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Zelenskyy’s EuroTrip: German billions, UK weapons, but no jets coming
Berlin’s new arms package for Ukraine, Germany’s largest to date and valued at €2.7 billion ($2.95 billion), covers 200 reconnaissance drones, 30 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, 20 Marder armored personnel...
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Millimeters cost millions: UK still to decide who ‘should cough up’ for $31M...
Construction and delivery of the warship was carried out by the now defunct Aircraft Carrier Alliance comprising of BAE Systems, Babcock and Thales, complicating the liability assessment but also...
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Spain’s top officers outline their weapons ‘shopping list for Santa’
Gen. Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, chief of the Air & Space Force, wants 25 more Eurofighters under contract quickly – and likely has eyes on the F-35 for the future.
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UK delays New Medium Helicopter service entry and contract award dates
New helicopters had been expected to enter service from 2025 onward, but the lack of acquisition targets suggests the birds won’t fly until later.
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At Edge 23, the US Army and international partners break down data-sharing...
During the three week exercise, data sharing started off “slow,” but as the event progressed and formatting was brought in line, “growth was exponential”, said Maj. Donald Irwin with the 3rd Brigade...
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Lithuania’s defense minister on nuclear threats from Belarus and NATO summit...
Lithuanian defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas spoke with Breaking Defense during a recent visit to Washington.
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Short of ‘dream’ interoperability, rival European fighter programs share some...
“My dream is tomorrow [the British designed] Tempest could take control of a NGWS [Next Generation Weapon System] asset,” said French Air Force Maj Gen Jean-Luc Moritz, chief of the country’s Future...
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After watching Ukraine, UK ‘looking at’ more risk-taking in weapons...
“Making these decisions can actually affect the safety of people, so what we’re looking at now, [considering] there will always be an end-state of a design for a weapon, there may be occasions where we...
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The AI side of AUKUS: UK reveals ground-breaking, allied tech demo
The AI trial saw a wide range of air and ground vehicles tasked with testing target identification capabilities, as the allies cope with what the UK Ministry of Defence called a “rapidly evolving”...
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Sikorsky to reveal UK New Medium Helicopter production plans once...
“We really just want to see the final tender and understand what the requirements are going to look like before we make a public announcement on our approach,” said Paul Lemmo, President of Sikorsky.
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UK queries industry over $1.9B Skynet Wideband Satellite System plan
Request for industry input in SKEC WSS comes after London similarly opened a Pre-PQQ phase for procurement of a Narrowband Satellite System (SKEC NSS) in August 2022.
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Denmark considering military submarines after almost 20 year gap: Danish...
The Scandinavian nation divested of submarines in 2004 but lawmakers are actively considering whether to acquire them again.
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Netherlands outlines 3-step F-16 training plan for Ukraine, plus $43.4M air...
Training sessions will begin with a “limited number” of Ukrainian pilots but could be expanded over time.
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