Poland signs $4.8 billion contract for Saab-made A26 submarines
Two other defense agreements between Warsaw and Stockholm were signed as well.
Major Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri exploring nuclear-powered vessels, CEO says
Fincantieri CEO Pierroberto Folgiero also touched on several other topics during a closed-door roundtable, including lessons learned from the war in Ukraine regarding naval drones and the future of a common European patrol corvette.
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Ukrainian firms, especially, showed off combat-proven unmanned ground vehicles, but at least one experts isn't convinced of a wider use-case, yet.
L3Harris, Turkish firm Skydagger to establish US co-production of FPV interceptors
The deal would allow L3Harris to equip its Vampire c-UAS platform with a small interceptor drone for the first time.
European manufacturers unveil new main battle tank variants at Eurosatory
KNDS showcased its new CaPINT MBT for the first time on Monday, advertised as a gap-filler to replace France’s aging Leclerc fleet, which is expected to be retired around 2037.
France enters ‘exclusive’ negotiations with MBDA, Safran for long-range strike: DefMin
The move effectively knocks out other competitors to replace France's current LRU arsenal, including a recent surprise bid by Lockheed Martin.
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‘The threat is there’: Germany to pair P-8s with MQ-9 drones to keep an eye on Russian subs
“The MQ-9B will be the first [unmanned] system we operate with it — the idea is to have those working closely with the aircraft, but step by step,” said Capt. Broder Nielsen, head of the German Naval Aviation Command.
Leonardo in ‘advanced’ talks to expand Italian Army’s AW249 combat helicopter fleet
One of the use-cases envisaged for the platform could be to “fly at high-speed and low-level in order to penetrate deep into enemy territory,” Marco Marinoni, head of the AH-249 acquisition program in the Italian Army, said.
Drone wingmen face off at Berlin Air Show in race for German CCA
Several full-sized CCA aircraft or models are on display here, with company officials eager to talk up the latest updates.
Lockheed pitches HIMARS for France, with 18-month timeline offer
France has allocated approximately €600 million ($692 million) to replace its legacy LRU launchers.
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After the fall of FCAS fighter, Germany eyes ‘realistic’ future projects with France
After years of squabbles over the development of the sixth-gen fighter jet, the centerpiece of the projected $115 billion effort, Berlin said the companies involved “cannot reach an agreement.”
Franco-German-Spanish FCAS fighter program dead: Reports
The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, would have proposed that the two nations, along with Spain, which is also involved as a partner, continue to jointly develop the so-called combat cloud communication network.
Lockheed Martin UK-led consortium unveils GBAD concept for NATO
While company representatives were tight-lipped about the exact technical details of their offering, they explained that a flexible, software-based system would allow individual member-nations to connect their sensors to another nation’s command nodes.
Romania deploys F-16s after Russian drone strike on civilian infrastructure
Romania has further requested that allied anti-drone capabilities be deployed to its territory in order to bolster its defenses as well as NATO’s eastern flank.