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In Germany, Austin gets update on Abrams program, praises ‘successive...
Some 200 Ukrainians, a mix of veteran tankers and other “well-trained” soldiers, are in their third week of training on the American main battle tank.
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As ‘bird coalition’ forms, Austin and defense leaders talk Ukraine war,...
US defense secretary chaired a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels, where officials pledged long-term support for the embattled nation.
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Luxembourg greenlights new military SATCOM network using SES satellites
The plan is designed not just to improve Luxembourg’s military space capabilities, but also specifically to improve defense cooperation with the US by “jointly exploiting” the new SES satellites.
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Airbus says extra development needed for US-made, armed AH-125 helicopter
Airbus have brought the new helicopters to market in a bid to “capture advantages of the US export system” and the Foreign Military Sales process, said Scott Tumpak, vice president of military...
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Inside NATO’s plans to rev up an ‘innovation engine’ for dual-use technologies
Deeph Chana said that NATO is “very explicitly encouraging startups to have applications in the more traditional tactical military domain, as well as…in a sort of civil space, such that they have a...
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FCAS? SCAF? Tempest? Explaining Europe’s sixth-generation fighter efforts
In which the Breaking Defense team attempts to explain the differences between the UK-led FCAS, the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS, the UK-Italian-Japanese GCAP and all the other sixth-generation fighter...
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NATO finalizing new Ukraine Council to draw Kyiv ‘politically closer’ to...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explicitly ruled out Ukraine being offered an invitation to join at the forthcoming Vilnius Summit, but reaffirmed that Russia does not “get a veto.”
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Onera, France’s DARPA, bets on Espadon hypersonic fighter concept for 2050...
An Espandon model has already undergone wind tunnel testing, but the end goal of developing an aircraft capable of flying “beyond Mach 5” won’t happen for decades.
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MBDA debuts European hypersonic interceptor concept Aquila
MBDA company executives told media that the Aquila concept has support from partner nations France, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands, who will be collectively responsible for agreeing on a final...
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Leonardo moves out with Brimstone missile integration on Falco Xplorer MALE UAV
Leonardo’s approach mirrors a similar effort that saw the Falco Evo, upon which the Falco Xplorer is based, developed into the “Astore” armed UAV in 2017.
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Eurofighter consortium sees up to 200 aircraft sales over next 2 years
Gaincarlo Mezzanatto, CEO of the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium, talked about potential sales to Spain and, after a recent meeting, Poland, among others.
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Safran and MTU join forces in Franco-German-led team to power Europe’s...
An initial technology development phase has been slated for 2025 to 2029, ahead of full engine development from 2030 onward, a company official told Breaking Defense.
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After Wagner uprising, UK sees ‘cracks emerging’ in Russian support for...
“We and our allies are asking [questions] about what situations may evolve as a direct repercussion of this very public attack on Putin’s authority by one of his protegees and closest allies,” said...
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With an eye on Ukraine, head of British Army says ‘mass is still indispensable’
“We should treat many of these lessons with caution; one wonders what shape we would be in if, in the first few days after the Russian invasion, we had sold off our armor to invest in [Turkish made...
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US clears Norway for $293 million small diameter bomb sale to equip F-35 fleet
Separately, the US cleared a potential $15 billion sale to Poland for Patriot air defense systems and related equipment.
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Naval surveillance to EW: European Union approves nearly $1 billion to fund...
Air, naval and space-based early warning projects are among the most high-profile efforts to receive funding.
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NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg to extend term, again
It is the third time the former Norwegian prime minister has had his mandate extended since taking on the secretary general position in 2014.
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Despite new talks, Sweden and Turkey stalemate delays NATO membership
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, said after a meeting today that “unsolved issues” remain, all but ending the prospect of NATO expanding to 32 members at the alliance’s Heads of State Summit...
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Will US cluster munition decision meet pushback at NATO summit?
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she opposes sending cluster munitions to Ukraine, while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asserted that the alliance as a whole will not weigh in.
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Multiyear assistance package for Ukraine to be announced at NATO Vilnius Summit
“I am confident that we’ll find a united way to address the specific issue on [Ukraine] membership, but I will not go into the details of exact language now because that is something we will announce...
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