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Airbus and Northrop Grumman shake on pact for UK’s lucrative SKYNET satellite...
Airbus already holds a contract valued at more than £500 million ($610 million) for SKYNET 6A, a future military communications satellite planned for launch in 2025 and based on the manufacturer’s...
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UK lawmakers say ‘limited’, ‘modest’ Indo-Pacific presence not enough to...
UK’s Defence Committee also called for greater support of Pacific nations and more clarity on the AUKUS submarine program.
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NATO predicts Turkey delivering ‘speedy’ ratification for Sweden’s alliance...
As Sweden moves ever closer to joining NATO, both it and the alliance are reserving judgment on who or what caused damage to a telecommunications cable that runs between Sweden and Estonia, until an...
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Shipbuilding synergies: OCCAR launches first phase of European Patrol...
A total budget of €87 million ($92 million) has been allocated for the project’s first phase, split between €60 ($63 million) in European Commission (EC) grants and €27 million ($28 million) from...
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Norway, RTX and Kongsberg sign NASAMS air defense cooperation agreement
Bjørn Arild Gram, Norway’s minister of defense said the agreement “lays the foundation” for developing NASAMS against future threats, although no details have been released about how the system will be...
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US and Switzerland sign Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile contract
“The procurement of a second type of guided missile [PAC-3] for the Patriot system expands the capabilities of longer-range ground-based air defense and increases the endurance of the Swiss Army” said...
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France maps out Rafale exports for Saudi, India, but future fighter tension...
“Germany is sticking to the joint [FCAS] project with France and Spain,” said a German MoD spokesperson. “Media reports that Germany is pulling out are false.”
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Poland set to sign MQ-9B contract soon, opens up on loyal wingman plans
Poland is carrying out a market evaluation of loyal wingmen aircraft as a step toward a later full acquisition program, said Maj. Gen. Cezary Wisniewski, deputy commander of the Polish Armed Forces.
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Sweden commits to future fighter procurement decision in 2031: Official
A decision has not been made so far on an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) date for a future fighter, but a wide range of planning activities will inform the 2031 procurement decision, an official...
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Air Force weighing turning T-7 into F-7 armed light attack jet: Official
Despite not talking to Boeing about development of a F-7 armed light attack aircraft based off the T-7A Red Hawk, a USAF official has revealed the service is interested in such a concept, and could...
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NATO picks Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as E-3 AWACS replacement
NATO’s decision to procure six Wedgetails gives another victory on the global market to Boeing’s surveillance aircraft.
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UK Royal Navy completes Mojave UAS flight and recovery from Prince of Wales...
“For the purpose of the test, direct line of sight was used, but in some future world operators would fly this just like a MQ-9 flies today, over satellite and remotely,” GA-ASI’s C. Mark Brinkley told...
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Airbus exploring development of future tanker based on A330neo
“We are thinking about the [A330]neo, it’s a very natural evolution of our [tanker] solution,” said Maria Angeles Marti, Head of Tanker and Derivatives at Airbus Defence and Space.
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Second depth gauge saved UK Vanguard nuclear sub diving dangerously low,...
James Heappey, UK armed forces minister, offered the latest comments about the incident that reportedly happened more than a year ago but has been shrouded in secrecy.
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Spain signs $500M-plus deal for SIRTAP drones from Airbus
The Spanish Ministry of Defence said the aircraft will enter service in 2026 — an aggressive timeline considering Airbus only plans to have a prototype in the air by 2025.
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Portugal’s air force chief has a ‘vision’ for the F-35, but for now it’s just...
“This is a vision for the future, so there is currently no process of acquiring aircraft to replace the F-16s,” a spokesperson from the office of Portugal’s defense minister Helena Carreiras, told...
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Europe faces nervous wait after Dutch election surprise, Ukraine aid in balance
The Netherlands has been a vital weapons supplier to Kyiv, throughout the war against Russia, most recently pledging an additional $2.2 billion in military aid for 2024.
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US arms sales dip causes top 100 contractor revenues to slide in 2022: Report
SIPRI said global competitors moved faster, and revenues for defense firms in Asia and the Middle East “increased substantially.”
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Norway, UK join forces to lead Maritime Capability Coalition for Ukraine,...
“This [coalition support] will be long term to help Ukraine transform its navy, making it more compatible with western allies, more interoperable with NATO, and bolstering security in the Black Sea,”...
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As costs rise, UK has made ‘no decision’ to ditch H-47 Extended Range helo...
The UK originally announced a £1.4 billion agreement ($1.8 billion) had been reached for the 14 H-47 ER aircraft in May 2021 with deliveries set to begin in 2026 and run until 2030, but budgetary...
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