General Atomics touts UK breakthrough in drone airspace integration
The achievement has been a long time coming for the U.S. drone vendor after spending spending $500 million and working for 11 years.
Europe
Rheinmetall to expand satellite business, citing Ukraine support deal
The joint venture with ICEYE will focus initially on manufacturing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites before expanding to other space capabilities.
Six questions with France’s Air and Space Force chief
Gen. Mille discussed the French military’s efforts toward an all-Rafale fighter fleet, among other capability goals for the force.
Britain’s Ajax program involved ‘systemic and institutional’ failures
A report on the British Army's troubled Ajax vehicle program is out, and the country's top weapons buyer is responding.
Hungary responds after US senator says he blocked HIMARS purchase
U.S. Sen. James Risch of Idaho says he had blocked the sale of 24 missile launchers to Hungary.
Stop spending Defense Production Act money on foreign suppliers
You’d have thought we had learned our lesson by now. Apparently not.
Ukrainian defense firms seek ties to Europe’s industry
Kyiv is walking the line between taking foreign assistance and building a self-sufficient domestic industry.
Cyberattack wave in Ukraine linked to Russia’s GRU, Microsoft says
"While it has not been the most successful Russian actor," Microsoft said in a blog post, "Cadet Blizzard has seen some recent success."
Turkey gets new defense procurement chief
Haluk Gorgun is currently the board chairman of Turkey’s largest defense company, Aselsan.
Opinion
Hydraulic warfare is here to stay. NATO should plan for it.
Sophisticated tanks and fighter jets are important to shift the balance of power in Ukraine. But water is equally critical.
Indonesia buys Qatari Mirage jets to plug fighter gap
The contract was signed with Czech company Excalibur International, which will act as the go-between.
