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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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Romania signs LOA to secure entry to F-35 club
“This decision marks a significant milestone in Romania’s defense strategy and its commitment to maintaining a robust and advanced military force,” Lockheed Martin said in a statement.
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Russia ‘likely’ to transfer submarine tech to China, N. Korea: INDOPACOM Chief
“The idea of driving wedges between” Russia and China, Australia’s director-general of the Office of National Intelligence said, “is fanciful.”
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Norway asks US about maritime drone options as it ponders new, long-range...
“Norway is considering several types of drones, and it is too early to comment further on the type, number, or specific requirements for the acquisition beyond what is outlined in the adopted long-term...
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NATO CIO: Alliance-wide classified cloud system is in the works
“The very fact of collocating the data in the same instance, or within the same environment or infrastructure, is very, very helpful,” Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, NATO’s CIO, said.
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NATO agency unveils first-of-its-kind tech strategy for multi-domain operations
The strategy introduces the NATO Digital Foundry, a project that will provide opportunities for NCIA, industry, not-for-profit organizations and other NATO stakeholders to collaborate on new...
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‘A light bulb moment’: US, Canada achieve ‘vital’ federated ICAM connection...
“It is key to unlocking the modern capability that we all crave within our Department of Defenses and our alliances,” acting Pentagon CIO Leslie Beavers said.
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West drawing near to ‘third nuclear age,’ says head of UK armed forces
UK Chief of the Defence Staff Adm. Tony Radakin, also said there is only a “remote” chance that Russia attacks the UK — a projection that is also true for NATO as a whole — while Moscow understands...
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NATO eyes solar-powered high altitude platforms to counter GPS jamming
Separately, a Ukrainian official told Breaking Defense that Kyiv’s forces are constantly having to evolve their cyber and electronic warfare tactics to stay ahead of Russia.
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Denmark and Sweden sign $2.5 billion CV90 IFV joint procurement for over 200...
Stockholm noted that the CV90 has proven “highly valued” in Ukraine, highlighting the platform’s “high level” of protection and frontline success, including saving “soldiers’ lives in direct hits.”
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NATO to launch new cyber center by 2028: Official
The center, called the NATO Integrated Cyber Defense Center, will have multiple locations, but will be headquartered in Mons, Belgium.
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Austin announces $1B in new Ukraine aid, warns against abandoning Kyiv
As US defense leaders and lawmakers debate national security this weekend, European allies prepare for shifting policies.
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Slovakia closing in on order for 3 C-390 transporters, says Embraer
Slovakian fixed wing air transport capabilities are currently covered by seven aging L-410 light and two Leonardo C-27J Spartan medium tactical lift platforms, but both are due to be cut from service...
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Portugal seals order for 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft
Embraer has been marketing a NATO-specific version of the A-29, a light- attack prop plane, for several years, but Portugal marks the first customer to sign on.
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In deal with Portugal, Turkish naval firm STM signs first export contract to...
The contract was signed Tuesday in Lisbon, and work on the ships is expected to begin in 2025.
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UK looks to protect funding for rapid Watchkeeper UAV replacement
Lt. Gen. Robert Magowan did not elaborate further on the replacement effort but did note that the Watchkeeper retirement will allow the MoD to still save “quite a lot of money” that would otherwise go...
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Spain’s Navantia reaches rescue deal for struggling UK shipyard Harland & Wolff
Under terms of the buyout, Navantia UK will acquire all four of Harland & Wolff’s yards.
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Germany flexes submarine muscle with additional 4 boat order
The German parliament approved the increased 212CD buy alongside a raft of other new defense spending commitments amounting to €21 billion.
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Spain orders 25 additional Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, links arms on...
The Eurofighter consortium said in a statement that deliveries to the Spanish Air and Space Force will take place between 2030 and 2035.
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