France, UK carry out joint airborne nuclear-strike exercise for first time
“This is a revolution for the Strategic Air Forces, which have always operated in complete autonomy since their creation in the 1960s,” said one analyst.
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Leonardo, Rheinmetall secure $4 billion contracts with Italian Army, report says
The defense companies secured two contracts with the Italian Army for $4.16 billion for armored vehicles, an Italian financial newspaper reported.
Oshkosh adapts JLTV for Dutch military patrol vehicle
Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense has begun production of a prototype of the Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicle, based on the JLTV.
Estonia weighs buying light jet aircraft to shoot down Russian jet-powered drones
Estonia's defense minister said the government should consider fielding aircraft capable of shooting down Russian jet-powered attack drones.
Ukraine races to field faster interceptors as Russia hammers its energy grid
With jets being used in more and more Russian attacks, Ukraine is leveraging fighter jets, AI-aimed gun turrets and scarce missiles for air defense.
Kongsberg to build new plant in Poland for counter-drone systems
Norway’s Kongsberg has decided to build a new production facility for counter-drone systems in northern Poland.
Lockheed eyes fresh PAC-3 interceptor production options for Ukraine, Europe
“If we were to go forward with exploring any kind of production in Germany, we would likely do that with a company like Diehl,” a Lockheed executive said.
Italy eyes MBDA armaments for new Italo-Turkish drone
The Italian air force is due to acquire six of the drones, which are derived from Baykar’s TB-3 and are being assembled in Italy by LBA Systems.
Ukraine is building a patchwork antiballistic defense, one stopgap at a time
Kyiv is relying on stockpile transfers, Patriot and Aster licenses and the Freyja interceptor to survive the winter — but time is running short.
Patriot interceptor deliveries to Poland will be delayed, top general says
Deliveries of some U.S. weapons systems to Poland are set to be delayed, including interceptors for the Patriot air defense system.
Estonia’s KrattWorks crafting Shahed-like dummy drone for target practice
The Estonian company, which has announced a Shahed-like target drone, will show its products at this year's AUSA conference in Washington.
