“If we had the possibility to expand Starshield licenses, not just on the temporarily occupied territories, but also a little bit further, like 200 to 300 kilometers, [that] could dramatically impact how Ukraine fights [Russia’s] ballistic attacks on civilians,” Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh told Breaking Defense.
Western European leaders have largely avoided speaking with Putin since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
The move, part of a NATO mission, comes as a new government is coming to power in Stockholm, with security policy at the heart of political row.
The plane, which would be delivered in 2031, would be owned directly by the Netherlands.
The $732 million acquisition comprises “just over” ten launchers together with a “substantial quantity” of ammunition, Defense Minister Pål Jonson said.
After inking a €4.3 billion frigate deal, Sweden’s defense minister told Breaking Defense Stockholm was keeping an “open mind” about additional cruise missiles.
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
The A3, which Saab says may become the sales product, could enter service within ten years if the government decides to proceed with the aircraft.
"So I think state part-ownership in Saab would be natural, while at the same time signaling strong Swedish team-building in international contexts," said Peter Hultquist, whose party is poised to win big in September elections.
Norway is just the latest ally to open discussions with Paris about France’s extended nuclear deterrence initiative.
Gen. Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, the Brazilian air chief, told Breaking Defense that the need for extra jets was born from a serious look at Brazil’s air power.
Think of sensing and detection as a network as opposed to individual unmanned surface vessels.
“We have seen that Russia has increased its production of ballistic missiles over the past year. Our capability in this area [air defence] will triple with this acquisition,” Defense Minister Pål Jonson said aboard the navy corvette today.
The Swedish defense firm has revealed new warheads and provided details on delivery timelines from its new production sites outside Europe.
"The only signal we can give, and we should give: The less [the] USA is present in Europe with troops, the more should be done by Europe," Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier said during a visit to Sweden.
Norway’s MOD has been formally notified by US authorities that delays in the delivery of American weapons “may occur,” the ministry said on Friday.