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.
Will Russia’s Navy get the 50 ships it expects this year?
In recent years, Russia's shipbuilding industry has postponed several deliveries to the sea service.
Romania’s second Patriot system operational after drone-destroying drill
Certifying the Patriot was a national objective identified by Romania’s Defence Ministry as part of the NATO-led Ramstein Legacy exercise.
German-Italian tank kerfuffle dings vision of Europeanized arms
The spectacular collapse of a KNDS-Leonardo agreement this week was a sharp reminder that business is business.
NATO approves plan to speed aid and training to Ukraine’s armed forces
NATO would coordinate security assistance and training from a U.S base in Germany with around 700 personnel.
Eyes on Ukraine, demand for tanks is bubbling up in Eastern Europe
German, South Korean and American manufacturers are intensively competing for orders of tanks from some Eastern European governments.
Opinion
Are we sure China views sea power the same way the West does?
The problem with mirroring is that it catalyzes policies aimed at eliciting certain behaviors on the assumption that two actors think alike.
Defense spending bill would defund Biden’s Gaza pier
A series of Republican amendments to multiple defense bills would ban funding for the Gaza pier.
Romania launches expansion of air base near Ukraine
The project to extend the military base, which has housed U.S. capabilities and forces since 1999, was approved prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion.
NATO chief continues push to let Ukraine hit Russian-based targets
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of NATO, said that Ukraine's right to self defense should give it the right to hit military targets across the border.
