SatVu, GMV latest space firms to benefit from Europe’s new milspace focus
A recent study co-sponsored by NATO's Innovation Fund found that investment in European "Defence, Security and Resilience" startups increases by 55 percent in 2025.
Top German labor union, aerospace group call for FCAS pullout in another blow to program
The longer industry problems persist, the greater the risk of delay or outright breakup for the Franco-German-Spanish fighter program.
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5 countries, 10 companies, €15M: PRECISE AI project aims to protect European infrastructure
Funded by the EU’s European Defense Fund and led by Spanish-based multinational GMV, PRECISE will use AI to analyze satellite imagery and recreate 3D models of critical sites.
Europe’s time to shine in space? 2026 preview
Germany is sprinting to pump up its military space systems, perhaps changing the balance of power in setting European-wide priorities.
Spain approves $5.3 billion mega-order of 100 Airbus helicopters
In addition to the hefty H145M order, Madrid will also acquire 31 NH90 helicopters, 13 H135 rotorcraft and six H175M super-medium utility models.
Spanish navy shares vision for second batch of NH90 helicopters
The second batch builds off an initial acquisition of seven Standard 3 MSPT units, contracted in 2018, included within Spain’s larger order of 23 NH90 rotorcraft.
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With a European next-gen fighter program in doubt, what would an FCAS collapse look like?
A key meeting on the future fighter has been "postponed," a German official told Breaking Defense, as analysts weigh what's next.
Germany and Sweden not discussing FCAS partnership, say defense ministers
"A decision must and will be made regarding whether and how FCAS will continue” said German defense minister Boris Pistorius.
Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal
“Additional measures” announced by Madrid in response to the Gaza conflict include a ban on any aircraft transiting Spanish airspace to transport defense equipment to Israel.
Spain rules out F-35 order, prioritizes Eurofighter and FCAS
A Lockheed Martin executive previously told Breaking Defense that the F-35 was Madrid's only real option to replace aging Harrier jets for ship-based operations.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
‘We’re with them all the way’: Amid worry, Trump renews American defense of NATO
On his way to the NATO summit, the US president suggested the mutual defense clause was unclear, drawing polite rebuke from other heads of state.
NATO allies, besides Spain, set to make 5 percent GDP spending pledge
“This is a quantum leap that is ambitious, historic and fundamental to securing our future," said Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.
Spain launches $12 billion defense plan to meet NATO’s 2 percent GDP spending target
Spain has historically lagged in defense spending relative to nearly all other NATO nations, but that could change with a high-dollar and wide-ranging build-up.
Germany’s Diehl Defence receives 4-nation IRIS-T Block II development contract
The Diehl statement did not explain the defining features of the Block II upgrade, sharing only that the missile will be “improved continuously and will continue to set benchmarks with new capabilities in its original air-to-air role.”