An agreement would represent a significant shift in the Serbian Air Force — a move to modern Western fighters as it divests of Soviet-era fighter jets, including MiG-21 and MiG-29 platforms.
By Tim MartinAI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
A total of $128 million from the latest drone package will be spent on maritime capabilities so Ukraine can “turn the tide” against Russia in the Black Sea, said the UK Ministry of Defence.
By Tim Martin
In addition to Brussels’s nascent inclusion in the fighter project, the French president revealed other, major joint weapons investments.
By Christina Mackenzie
The French Ministry of Defense declined to tell Breaking Defense whether the “new standard” referred to a full MkIII upgrade or a less ambitious plan.
By Tim Martin
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov traveled to Paris for talks with counterparts, and came away with more firepower.
By Christina Mackenzie
A big investment in intelligence agencies is a “nice surprise,” a former military intelligence chief told Breaking Defense.
By Christina Mackenzie
New Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
France’s new strategic document lays out 10 objectives, from nuclear deterrence to strengthening the European defense industry.
By Christina Mackenzie
During his second visit to the US this year, Adm. Pierre Vandier received a Legion of Merit Award during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.
By Justin Katz
“We need to have a European strategy for industry and innovation because it’s good for our industries and our industrialists, it’s good for employment in our countries, it’s good to have a capacity for innovation that is dual and that our economy needs, and it’s good for our strategic sovereignty,” said Emmanual Macron.
By Christina Mackenzie
Lecornu takes over at a time of delicate military diplomacy between France and the US in the wake of AUKUS.
By Christina Mackenzie
France has been tight-lipped about what it is sending to Ukraine, until a few days after President Emmanuel Macron won a second term.
By Christina Mackenzie
As Baltic members pledge arms, European giants France and Germany stay in the background.
By Joshua Huminski
How to deal with the Chinese threat will probably be one of the most difficult questions for the European Union to address as it executes its first-ever strategic review, to be published in 2022 and called ‘’Strategic Compass.’
By Murielle Delaporte
Analyst Joshua Huminski argues the US should push Europe to become more independent in the defense space, even at the expense of American defense contractors and American influence on the continent more generally.
By Joshua Huminski