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.
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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.
Yearlong delay hits operational test of Alaska-based missile defense radar
The Long Range Discrimination Radar's only operational flight test won't take place for another year, the Government Accountability Office says.
The Iniochos military exercise in Greece is bad news for Iran
While Israel and the United Arab Emirates have participated in the exercise before, this year’s iteration is the first following the 2020 Abraham Accords.
French sci-fi writers set out to ‘scare’ the military establishment
A team of 10 science-fiction writers and artists have begun another round of envisioning threats to French security in 40 years or so.
Biden budget delay blows up Hill defense schedule
Senate work on the annual defense authorization bill will be delayed until midsummer because of the ongoing wait for President Joe Biden’s federal budget outline, a delay that could complicate a host of military personnel policy and procurement plans.
China says US increasing military activity directed at it
China routinely objects to the U.S. military presence in the South China Sea, which it claims virtually in its entirety, as well as the passage of Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait.
A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests.
South Korea chooses locally built marine helicopter over foreign offers
Still, there are lingering worries over the shipborne operational capability of KAI’s marine attack helicopter modified from the ground-based KUH-1 utility helicopter.
See France test-fire an M51 strategic missile into the Atlantic
The French DGA military-procurement agency successfully test fired the M51.2 strategic ballistic missile on Wednesday morning from its Biscarosse test site on France’s Atlantic coast.
NATO tees up negotiations on artificial intelligence in weapons
Exactly where the alliance falls on whether to allow or disavow varied autonomous and AI-powered weaponry is expected to be a hotly debated topic.
