Bahrain receives first PAC-3 MSE shipment from Lockheed Martin

Bahrain receives first PAC-3 MSE shipment from Lockheed Martin
Bahrain receives first PAC-3 MSE shipment from Lockheed Martin

In 2019 the US State Department approved the sale of 60 PAC-3 MSE and 36 Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) missiles with canisters to Bahrain in a deal worth an estimated $2.5 billion.

Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review

Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review
Ethical Terminators, or how DoD learned to stop worrying and love AI: 2023 Year in Review

Over the last 11 months, the US has made major progress in defining “Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence” and even getting other nations to sign on the idea — without ever actually precluding the kind of automated “killer robots” activists want to ban.

Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept

Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept
Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept

“The interceptor effectively intercepted a target launched towards Israel in the Red Sea region,” the IDF said in a statement about the Arrow 3’s first successful intercept.

If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?

If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?
If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?

“For Iraq’s military… these are prestige items more than a security necessity,” CSIS’s Daniel Byman told Breaking Defense of the fighter jet rumors, saying Baghdad has “less glamorous” priorities.

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Thales looks to new air defense capabilities after watching Ukraine, shows off radar

Thales looks to new air defense capabilities after watching Ukraine, shows off radar
Thales looks to new air defense capabilities after watching Ukraine, shows off radar

The war in Ukraine has emphasized the need to defend against “a wide spectrum of threats,” company exec Christophe Salomon told Breaking Defense.

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Israel Aerospace Industries CEO eyes bigger piece of European business

Israel Aerospace Industries CEO eyes bigger piece of European business
Israel Aerospace Industries CEO eyes bigger piece of European business

Boaz Levy, CEO of IAI, told Breaking Defense he believes final approval from the US for the Arrow-3 sale to Germany will come “real soon.”

Rafael unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ hypersonic missile interceptor

Rafael unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ hypersonic missile interceptor
Rafael unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ hypersonic missile interceptor

Rafael plans to market Sky Sonic at the upcoming Paris Air Show, as it targets the European market.

Now that Italy has lifted its arms embargo aimed at Saudi Arabia, could defense deals follow?

Now that Italy has lifted its arms embargo aimed at Saudi Arabia, could defense deals follow?
Now that Italy has lifted its arms embargo aimed at Saudi Arabia, could defense deals follow?

The Italian government cited changed conditions on the ground in Yemen as its reason to lift the years-long block.

Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out

Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out
Air defense top priority for Ukraine Contact Group amid leak revealing missile stockpiles running out

“Ukraine urgently needs our help to shield its citizens and infrastructure from Russia’s missile threat,” said US secretary of defense Lloyd Austin.

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms
STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.

US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense
US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it’s really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.

European nations eyeing Rafael-made short-range ballistic missile defense systems

European nations eyeing Rafael-made short-range ballistic missile defense systems
European nations eyeing Rafael-made short-range ballistic missile defense systems

According to Israeli sources, there are negotiations in different levels with Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania currently underway for the Rafael Spyder system.