After US expansion, Canada’s Davie shipyard eyes Sweden icebreaker gap
The Canadian company is jockeying for position in the race to remake Stockholm's fleet of ice boats.
Europe
Arquus, Daimler Truck team up to pitch military trucks to France
Europe’s rearmament has breathed new life into otherwise struggling automotive plants, a key economic sector in Germany.
Researchers home in on origins of Russia’s Baltic GPS jamming
Analysts have been tracking Russian electronic warfare from across the Gdańsk Bay, pinpointing familiar sites in Kaliningrad.
Baykar vows to produce military drones at Piaggio sites in Italy
Italian enterprise minister Adolfo Urso said the deal ensured “a great future for a company that has had a glorious past, an icon of Made in Italy.”
US vendors tussle over Norway’s maritime-surveillance drone business
Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are vying for a deal, as U.S. manufacturers fear losing prominence in Europe.
European drone builders tinker with AI in navigation and targeting
The mix of drones and AI is becoming more prevalent in new designs proposed by manufacturers.
Kyiv plans exit from anti-landmine treaty as mines litter Ukraine
“Ukraine is compelled to give unconditional priority to the security of its citizens and the defense of the state,” Ukraine’s foreign ministry said.
French military plants seed money to ‘master’ near-space operations
French defense leaders expect the near-space domain to become increasingly contested, similar to low Earth orbit and the ocean floor.
Interview: Safran defense boss on the changing battlefield and AI
“What we know out of Ukraine is the importance of decentralizing the decisions," said Franck Saudo, CEO of Safran Electronics & Defense.
Italian navy taps Fincantieri to top up patrol fleet with two ships
The Italian sea service wants to backfill a gap after two PPA multimission vessels on order for Rome were diverted to Indonesia.
Germany plans to double its defense spending within five years
Berlin's defense spending is allowed to increase faster because lawmakers voted to loosen borrowing limits.
Trump wraps a NATO summit far chummier than those of his first term
President Donald Trump on Wednesday wrapped up participation in the annual NATO summit facing an alliance that had largely bent to his will.
NATO allies agree to boost defense spending to 5% at The Hague summit
In a press conference before heading back to Washington, Trump struck a conciliatory tone as he sought to harvest praise for the spending boost.
Trump arrives at a NATO summit facing an alliance shaped to his liking
Trump’s comments en route to the Netherlands that his fidelity to Article 5 “depends on your definition” are drawing attention at the NATO summit.
Airbus is bullish on ‘dronized’ warship helos that can defy rough seas
The first of the company's VSR700 units will equip four of France’s eight multi-mission frigates.
UK F-35 buy paves way for a return to warplane-based nuclear deterrent
A dozen jets of the A variant will bring dual-capable aircraft to the Royal Air Force, allowing Britain to partake in NATO's airborne nuclear deterrent.
Raytheon says rocket-motor squeeze still constrains missile output
“It’s not just about the constraint for demand today, it’s very much more about the increased demand we see in the future,” one company executive said.
