As drones menace European airspace, US Army tests c-UAS systems in Germany
Separately, American soldiers also trained with Polish and Romanian allies on the Merops c-UAS system, already in use in Ukraine.
Pentagon policy shop stonewalling Congress, Republican senators say
"I can’t even get a response, and we’re on your team!” an exasperated Sen. Dan Sullivan told a Trump administration nominee.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Romania selects Rafael’s Spyder air defense system
The total amount of the deal will be worth more than $2.3 billion, according to an official statement.
Ukraine battalion commander: More air defenses, deep strike permissions opens way to victory
Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, Commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Battalion, told Breaking Defense that Washington opening up deep strikes into Russia gives Ukraine a "chance" at victory.
Raytheon secures near $1B Patriot order from Romania
Patriot has been credited with shooting down Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles during the war in Ukraine, but delivery delays have been a point of tension in recent months.
Romania signs LOA to secure entry to F-35 club
"This decision marks a significant milestone in Romania's defense strategy and its commitment to maintaining a robust and advanced military force," Lockheed Martin said in a statement.
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US greenlights ‘electronic attack’ system for Italy, torpedoes for India and radars for Romania
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale of the electronic warfare system to Italy would "improve Italy’s capability to meet current and future threats by increasing interoperability with the United States Air Force (USAF) and disrupting enemy command and control communications when Italy is contributing to overseas contingency operations."
US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons
Romania becomes the second country to receive money under a new authority granted to the State Department.
State clears potential $4.1B KC-46 refuelers sale to Japan, $7.2B F-35 stealth fighters sale to Romania
Japan would be permitted to buy up to nine additional KC-46A tankers, while Romania would be cleared to acquire 32 F-35As.
Romania buying $1B in K9 and K10 artillery systems from Hanwha Aerospace
The deal covers 54 K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers and 36 K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles, making Romania the 10th operator of the K9 and third operator of the K10 worldwide,
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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BAE Systems eyes larger AMPV production line, new variants, foreign customers
As company leaders eye new AMPV variants and potential international customers, they want to boost the York facility's annual production capacity up towards 220 vehicles.
MBDA wants common weapons flying on SCAF, GCAP: Executive
MBDA’s Vice President for Europe Arnaud Rousset said that there needs to be “commonality” between both programs, as well as elsewhere across Europe.
Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey join forces for Black Sea mine countermeasures coalition
Todor Tagarev, Bulgaria’s minister of defence, directly tied the establishment of the new MCM task force to Russian actions in the Black Sea, amid Moscow’s continued blockade of maritime traffic in the area.
Portugal’s air force chief has a ‘vision’ for the F-35, but for now it’s just that
“This is a vision for the future, so there is currently no process of acquiring aircraft to replace the F-16s,” a spokesperson from the office of Portugal’s defense minister Helena Carreiras, told Breaking Defense.