France asks FCAS partners to ‘rethink’ work share on fighter project
“The principle and details of this redesigned cooperation are currently being discussed with the partners," French armaments agency DGA told Defense News.
Europe
France, UK join forces in step toward European nuclear deterrent
The latest Franco-British move is the closest the continent has come to such a strategic capability, at least on paper.
EU sprinkles $560 million over defense firms to grow ammunition output
Most of the money will go toward the production of explosives and powder, officials in Brussels said.
Sweden and Finland have dropped neutrality. Austria still fetes it.
Amid Russia’s war against Ukraine, can Vienna square its European commitments with a dearly held tradition?
Britain finalizes deal to buy 14 Chinook helicopters
Fourteen CH-47-ER Chinooks, destined principally for use by British special forces, will be delivered to the Royal Air Force under the terms of the deal.
CQ Brown visits Lockheed plant with lawmakers to press Ukraine case
Lockheed Martin’s Camden plant produces both the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which is a coveted long-range firing system.
Croatia expands its Black Hawk helicopter fleet with US help
Eight new aircraft will bring Zagreb's Black Hawk fleet to 12.
Ukrainian officials see ground robots as ‘game changer’ in war
Defense-tech analysts expect unmanned ground platforms to become what aerial drones have come to be on the battlefields of Ukraine.
India approves full development of fifth-generation fighter
The fighter’s maiden flight is slated to occur before the end of 2028.
For Germany’s Scholz, Taurus missiles are a bridge too far in Ukraine
Critics have portrayed the powerful cruise missile as a defining, but lacking, element of German military assistance to Kyiv.
MBDA books record orders amid European air-defense rush
The pan-European missile maker has seen demand grow in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
