Most of the Royal Navy’s destroyers are unavailable for deployment Five of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers are unavailable for deployment, leaving just one warship in the class capable of operations. By: Andrew Chuter 3 days ago
British committee wants to shake out Ajax’s vibration problems A Parliamentary defence committee is set to quiz top officials from the Ministry of Defence and contractor General Dynamics UK on the causes behind the troubled Ajax armored reconnaissance vehicle program. By: Andrew Chuter 5 days ago
Eurodrone effort gets $118M funding boost, updated production timeline The Eurodrone project to build a twin-turboprop aircraft —in both an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance version and a battlefield version — aims to wean Europe off its reliance on U.S. and Israeli UAVs. By: Tom Kington July 16
Multidomain cloud ready for operational use, drone swarm nearly there, says British air chief The Royal Air Force also intends to invest in a substantial boost to synthetic training capabilities. By: Andrew Chuter July 14
Polish Defence Ministry confirms plan to buy M1 Abrams tanks Deliveries of the new tanks are expected to begin in 2022. By: Jaroslaw Adamowski July 14
Germany establishes new military space command The German military has announced the creation of a separate command dedicated to space, becoming the latest of a handful of nations prioritizing more resources and missions among the stars. By: Vivienne Machi July 13
Will the FCAS and Tempest jet programs merge? Germany’s top Air Force officer hopes so. Interoperability is at the forefront of European defense officials’ minds — and that of their allies — while debating future weapon systems. By: Vivienne Machi July 12
Riding the wave: Defense revenues rise despite a dark 2020 Defense revenues of the top 100 defense companies in the world climbed for a fifth straight year, a sign that fiscal 2020 was good for the industry in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy. By: Joe Gould July 12
The German ‘new space’ industry is booming. So why isn’t Berlin buying in? The government has articulated the importance of space, but has yet to put many actual euros behind the statement, according to analysts. By: Vivienne Machi July 12
How COVID-19 and sanctions harmed Russian defense biz — and how the country could recover The task of converting a defense industry "sharpened to ensure defense and security" is a difficult one, but Russia's president is determined to implement evolution. By: Alexander Bratersky July 12
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