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Greece approves over $3.4B in air defenses for Achilles’ Shield

The system would reportedly rely heavily on Israeli tech as Athens, like other world capitals, rushes build a national "shield" against aerial threats.

By Lee Ferran

Air Warfare

Some final sights of the Farnborough Airshow

As Breaking Defense wraps up our time in Farnborough, here are some of our favorite photos.

By Breaking Defense Staff

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Lockheed Martin Ventures to invest $100M in European defense firms

The fund is interested in emerging technologies, the general manager of Lockheed Martin's venture arm told Breaking Defense, including quantum computing and sensing, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing technologies.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Naval Warfare

There has been no US naval ‘failure’ in the Strait of Hormuz

In this op-ed, Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Security rebuts the idea that the US Navy shoulders the blame for instability around the critical waterway off the coast of Iran.

By Steven Wills

Air Warfare

BETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft

BETA’s MV250 will use a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed in partnership with GE Aerospace and an autonomy stack supplied by Sikorsky for a wide range of military missions, according to company executives.

By Michael Marrow

Air Warfare

The sights of the Farnborough Airshow Day 3

Aerial demonstrations captivated attendees during day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow.

By Breaking Defense Staff

Global

A new, British CCA enters the fray at the Farnborough airshow

Breaking Defense brings you the latest from Day 3 at Farnborough.

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Pentagon

From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options

There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.

By Barry Rosenberg and Casey Laughman

Pentagon

House passes 2027 NDAA while measure remains stalled in the Senate

“[There are] provisions in this bill that some folks disagree with, but understand that this is just a single step in a long process,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said on the chamber floor today.

By Ashley Roque

Land Warfare

Army partners with industry to alleviate Abrams engine supply chain woes

The Army organized what it called a "hackathon" to find new vendors that could help with the supply of 166 critical components causing readiness issues for the tank's engine.

By Carley Welch

Air Warfare

Boeing mulls building ‘many’ Ghost Bat production hubs overseas

The US airframer also announced that Hensoldt has been added to its German MQ-28 supplier base, in support of a bid to land Berlin’s CCA requirement.

By Tim Martin

Space

FCC approves satellite spectrum license streamlining

By reducing regulatory burdens, the FCC "is taking a critical step in allowing for continued American innovation and space superiority," according to the Commercial Space Federation.

By Theresa Hitchens

Air Warfare

Ukraine’s Skyfall unveils new drone interceptor to strike Russian Shaheds faster

The Skyfall spokesman added that the key feature setting this latest interceptor variant apart is its speed, which can reach 370km/h, a significant improvement over the previous 310km/h maximum.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

Space

Extra $11 billion to fund huge leap in Space Force launches

The service now expects 170 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launches between 2025-2034, up from 60.

By Theresa Hitchens

Global

Turkish Aerospace CEO: US cleared KAAN fighter engines for export

“The rest is standard procedures. So we can say yes, we have the export license for the engine. We will work with GE folks to get the engines in time, and since it is for the serial production, which is at least two and a half years away, we will have no issue receiving those engines in time to support our serial production for Turkish Airforce,” Mehmet Demiroglu told reporters.

By Agnes Helou

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