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Lockheed, Rheinmetall pair up to build Europe-made rocket launcher

The companies have an eye on the business of replacing the Bundeswehr's MARS 2 weapons.

Greece picks Safran’s Patroller drones as French industry deepens ties

Greece is attempting a balancing act between recent efforts to support its local drone industry and a remaining dependency on foreign suppliers.

Leonardo up-guns its M-346 fighter, teams with Airbus on trainer sales

A beefier gun by French maker Nexter can fire munition for different mission types, ground or air.

Setbacks and success: Two drone makers forge a footprint in Ukraine

Latvia-based Atlas and Turkey's Baykar are moving forward with plans to produce drones locally so Ukrainian troops can get them faster.

Sikorsky weighs scope of local assembly under UK medium-lift helo bid

The decision over how much work to do in Britain depends on the London government's aircraft requirements and the potential for exports.

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Setbacks and success: Two drone makers forge a footprint in Ukraine

Latvia-based Atlas and Turkey's Baykar are moving forward with plans to produce drones locally so Ukrainian troops can get them faster.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Sikorsky weighs scope of local assembly under UK medium-lift helo bid

The decision over how much work to do in Britain depends on the London government's aircraft requirements and the potential for exports.

By Vivienne Machi

An airman waits for an F-35A Lightning II engine start-up during the Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 23.05 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 15, 2023.

Lockheed backs next-gen engine for F-35, drawing rebuke from Pratt

Pratt & Whitney said Lockheed's comment "undermines" the Pentagon's decision to upgrade the F-35's current engines.

By Stephen Losey

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet is on display during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, Monday, June 19, 2023.

F-16 pilot calls the fighter jets sought by Ukraine ‘easy to fly’

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Brown, who's an F-16 pilot, said at the Paris Air Show this week that training takes about a year for American military pilots.

Romania deepens its drone bench with Elbit’s Watchkeeper X

Eying other NATO customers in Europe, Elbit pledges to handle production in Romania and involve local companies.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

FCAS air chiefs rally around ‘collaborative’ air combat concept

Officials put into military doctrine what mainland Europe's next-gen aerial weapon, expected by 2040, promises to bring.

By Vivienne Machi

Leonardo displays Falco Xplorer drone armed with MBDA missile

The light medium-altitude long endurance, or MALE, drone could be fitted with as many as four missiles.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Israeli-German vendor team launches robotic vessel for spotting subs

Elta and Atlas are joining underwater drones with an anti-submarine warfare sensor suite, though it's unclear whether the Germany Navy will spring for it.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Belgium joins European FCAS warplane program as observer

Brussels won't get to make decisions about the program, but the partner nation will be kept in the know about key developments, French officials said.

By Vivienne Machi

MBDA renews case for building Europe’s first hypersonic interceptor

The company has signed letters of intent with four European nations – France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands – to launch a concept stage.

By Vivienne Machi

US official says it could take months for allies to give Ukraine F-16s

State Department are already doing the paperwork to enable pilot training and approve future third-party transfers.

By Vivienne Machi

Reveal of French-made combat drone stirs up industry

The Aarok is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) combat drone, designed and made in France by Turgis & Gaillard.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

French Army taps Nexter to build tank-busting kamikaze drones

The envisioned loitering munition is meant to target armored vehicles as far away as 50 miles away, tricking onboard active-protection systems.

By Vivienne Machi

Behind Europe’s ammo pledge to Ukraine, some manufacturers grow leery

Companies are looking for more guidance from the EU as they balance the need for speedy production with hefty market intervention from Brussels.

By Tom Kington and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

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