Saab to supply sensors and combat systems for new German warships after F126 scrapped
Swedish defense firm Saab has secured an 8.7 billion kronor ($900 million) contract to supply combat systems and sensors for the German Navy’s MEKO ships.
Europe
Franco-German defense cooperation under strain as Macron, Merz meet
The meetings come weeks after industrial rivalries forced Paris and Berlin to scrap the landmark Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet program.
Fedorov out as Ukraine’s defense minister in major government shake-up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov as the country's minister of defense after just six months in office.
MBDA appoints Airbus executive Jean-Brice Dumont as new CEO
MBDA, Europe’s largest missile maker, appointed Airbus Defence and Space executive Jean-Brice Dumont as its new chief executive officer effective Nov. 1.
European firms plan exo-atmospheric interceptor for 2027 test
Bliksem EXO is meant to defeat ballistic threats including Russia’s intermediate-range Oreshnik missile with separating and maneuvering re-entry vehicles.
Opinion
Europe’s defense build-up is delivering for NATO — and America
"We invite our American friends to judge us not by old assumptions, but by the record we are building together," writes the EU top envoy to the U.S.
Ukraine agrees on plan to acquire 16 Rafale jets, France’s Macron says
Ukraine has agreed on a plan to acquire 16 Rafale fighter jets from France together with the accompanying weapon systems, along with air-defense equipment.
9 nations back Ukraine’s Patriot alternative, Freyja — and want it flying in a year
Ballistic missiles are the one threat Ukraine can't stop with a weapon it makes itself.
Helsing raises $1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest defense-startup round
Defense technology has been one of the fastest-growing areas of venture capital funding on the back of rising military budgets, and in Europe especially.
Europe’s Hydis project settles on concept for hypersonic interceptor
Europe's push to field a hypersonic-defense interceptor will come down to two competing projects.
Ukraine can soon build its own Patriots – but it could take years
Ukraine may soon possess a license the U.S. currently extends to only a handful of allies — but it could be years before Patriots protect Ukrainian cities.
Zelenskyy taps European allies to build Freya, a cheaper Patriot-alternative to Russia’s ballistic missiles
Ukraine will hold its first coalition meeting on a homegrown ballistic missile defense system in France “in the coming days.”
Rheinmetall, MBDA to develop laser weapon for German Navy
Rheinmetall and MBDA aim to field an operational laser weapon for the German Navy in 2029.
Italy busts Russian spy ring collecting data on Ukrainian air defense vulnerabilities
Russia has told one of its spies in Europe to find out more about air defense capabilities Western nations are sending to Ukraine.
‘Testing is now underway’: Zelenskyy confirms progress on major US defense deals
On the heels of a Patriot license pledge, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed progress on billion-dollar defense tech deals with the U.S.
Trump flies old Air Force One out of Turkey, switches to new jet in Britain for trip home
President Donald Trump unexpectedly left Turkey on Wednesday aboard an older Air Force One rather than the newly renovated Qatari-donated jet.
UK eyes $50 billion in pooled NATO funds for new long-range strike initiative
Details were scant about a project that may amount to another European weapons-coordination umbrella rather than new technology development.
