MBDA company executives told media that the Aquila concept has support from partner nations France, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands, who will be collectively responsible for agreeing on a final design at the end of a three-year concept phase.
By Tim MartinAn Espandon model has already undergone wind tunnel testing, but the end goal of developing an aircraft capable of flying “beyond Mach 5” won’t happen for decades.
By Tim MartinNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explicitly ruled out Ukraine being offered an invitation to join at the forthcoming Vilnius Summit, but reaffirmed that Russia does not “get a veto.”
By Tim MartinIn which the Breaking Defense team attempts to explain the differences between the UK-led FCAS, the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS, the UK-Italian-Japanese GCAP and all the other sixth-generation fighter development efforts in Europe.
By Tim MartinDeeph Chana said that NATO is “very explicitly encouraging startups to have applications in the more traditional tactical military domain, as well as…in a sort of civil space, such that they have a diverse opportunity for revenue which we think builds more resilient, more investable companies in this space.”
By Jaspreet GillAirbus have brought the new helicopters to market in a bid to “capture advantages of the US export system” and the Foreign Military Sales process, said Scott Tumpak, vice president of military helicopters at Airbus US.
By Tim MartinThe plan is designed not just to improve Luxembourg’s military space capabilities, but also specifically to improve defense cooperation with the US by “jointly exploiting” the new SES satellites.
By Theresa HitchensUS defense secretary chaired a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels, where officials pledged long-term support for the embattled nation.
By Ashley RoqueSome 200 Ukrainians, a mix of veteran tankers and other “well-trained” soldiers, are in their third week of training on the American main battle tank.
By Ashley RoqueTraining sessions will begin with a “limited number” of Ukrainian pilots but could be expanded over time.
By Tim MartinThe Scandinavian nation divested of submarines in 2004 but lawmakers are actively considering whether to acquire them again.
By Tim MartinRequest for industry input in SKEC WSS comes after London similarly opened a Pre-PQQ phase for procurement of a Narrowband Satellite System (SKEC NSS) in August 2022.
By Tim Martin“We really just want to see the final tender and understand what the requirements are going to look like before we make a public announcement on our approach,” said Paul Lemmo, President of Sikorsky.
By Tim MartinThe AI trial saw a wide range of air and ground vehicles tasked with testing target identification capabilities, as the allies cope with what the UK Ministry of Defence called a “rapidly evolving” strategic environment.
By Tim Martin