Ukraine signs $2.5 billion contract with Sweden for Gripen E deliveries by 2029
The deal is a first step in Kyiv’s planned ambition to purchase up to 150 of the advanced combat jets, noted Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson on social media.
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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.
War robots invade Eurosatory 2026 as interest grows in UGVs after use in Ukraine
Ukrainian firms, especially, showed off combat-proven unmanned ground vehicles, but at least one experts isn't convinced of a wider use-case, yet.
NATO Secretary General says US not ‘pulling away’ from allies
Rutte also repeated messaging around the need for NATO allies to ramp up weapons production and deliver a stronger industrial base by making “steady” increases to defense investment plans.
Under ‘Drone Dominance’ push, Pentagon begins receiving small drones
So far, the department has ordered 20,000 small, FPV-style drones from 10 vendors.
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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.
House passes Ukraine aid bill with new sanctions for Russia
House members voted 226-195 to pass the Ukraine Support Act, which authorizes $8 billion in military finance loans to Ukraine and extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027.
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.
Ukraine to acquire up to 20 Gripen fighter jets, on track to receive batch of older models
In a statement announcing both moves, Stockholm said that Kyiv "plans to allocate" €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) from the European Union's Ukraine Support Loan to fund the package for the more modern Gripen combat aircraft.
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Amid FPV threat, Aussie company to offer Ukraine armored roofs for ATVs
Ballistic protection from overhead dangers come as modern militaries learn to cope with FPV killers.
Russian nukes threaten ‘almost all’ US cities, Norway’s FM says, highlighting NATO’s value
“It is good that Europe is doing more, but there’s a need to remind our good friends on the other side of the Atlantic that NATO is also good for them,” said the Nordic official.
US soldiers learn to identify drones by sound
While the US Army has not yet formally introduced audio drone training as part of its curriculum, Harrington told reporters that field experience listening to the sky can provide an introduction to differentiating among various drone types.
Ukraine UGV ‘Simba’ rolls out of the shadows in NATO Baltic exercise
In videos viewed by Breaking Defense, the Simba UGV is seen completing night missions even after losing a wheel and being struck by an FPV.