NHIndustries will provide “multiple evolution options” to NATO and nations involved in the Block 2 study, aligned to “respective operational requirements,” said the manufacturer.
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (ACT) Adm. Pierre Vandier told Breaking Defense that lessons from the Ukraine war and the Iran conflict are driving an air surveillance reframe.
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
The two companies signed an MoU to see if "closer industrial cooperation can help implement projects more efficiently, quickly, and cost-effectively,” according to Spain's Navantia.
A missile quantity and a timeline for the PAC-2 contract was not disclosed but the move comes as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes partner nations to agree on new air defense weapon system commitments.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said during his visit to Washington that Ukraine is in a much better place than it has been at any stage of the war thus far.
“We must expand the industrial base for modern defence systems in Europe,” CEO of Rheinmetall Armin Papperger said.
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Defense Minister Hanno said that, given the diminishing battlefield utility of heavy equipment, it is not “reasonable to replace” CV90s over the next decade.
Speaking to Breaking Defense, Pål Jonson signaled that defense cooperation between Sweden and the US has not been impacted by recent political tensions.
The government-to-government deal is expected to bring Finland's total K9 inventory to over 200 systems.
The plan to oust Roberto Cingolani came only three weeks after the official presented his ambitious 2026-2030 industrial plan in Rome.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Together with allies, the UK tracked “every mile” of the deployment involving an Akula-class and a pair of Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI) surveillance submarines, according to British defense secretary John Healey.
Havelsan, VN maritime and Piloda Defence "are targeting the signing of the first purchase order in the first half of 2026."
A BAE spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the air-to-surface test was internally funded, “as part of our commitment to invest in the advanced capabilities our customers require."
"We need an interim tank, that is likely going to be a KNDS Germany or KNDS France platform," said French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin.