“I do not have any indication they want to drop or freeze the program,” said Roberto Cingolani, referring to the Global Combat Air Programme.
The defense company has surged its workforce to keep German plans on track of fielding one Arrow-3 installation in eastern Germany before 2026.
The order for multirole missiles will replenish munitions previously donated to Ukraine
“We have signed contracts for the Rafale, so we have to deliver on time,” CEO Eric Trappier said.
The Swedish government has adopted the country’s first-ever defense and security space strategy, which seeks to make Stockholm a space hub for allies.
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More Stories "That is a recipe for failure," Boeing Defense, Space and Security president Ted Colbert told reporters at the Farnborough Air Show. Company executive Tom Laliberty believes the alliance's joint purchasing model could also work in areas other than air-defense interceptors. The prospect of Saudi Arabia, an authoritarian monarchy, joining GCAP has tickled the imagination of the global aviation commentariat The Air Force's desired upgrades to Boeing's battle management plane proved more complicated and costly than expected, snarling negotiations for months. “Don’t think that the TR-3 problems are over,” said Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Militaries around the world are working on planes they hope will represent a generational leap in aviation technology. The shift is animated in large part by proliferating ground-based air defenses that make manned flight over the battlefield almost impossible. Interview: Swedish Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Jonas Wikman talks next-gen fighters, his service's take on drones, and Russian aircraft near Scandinavia. The Brazilian company considers customer Portugal as a door opener for more NATO sales. The signature air-power program aims to be first such effort with artificial intelligence fully baked into every aspect. Quantum gravimeter technology, used for mapping the seabed, offers the prospect of surreptitiously tracking adversary submarines. The Paris-based company's algorithms are used to analyze satellite data for the French and U.S. militaries. Manufacturers want to see more money flow beyond a €500 million commitment to accelerate the bloc's production capacity. He cited the example of the Bayraktar drone, “the king of the war” at the start of the conflict in Ukraine, that is no longer being used. Load More