NATO

By Tony Osborne
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A coalition of nations led by France is beginning to firm up plans for the creation of a NATO-compatible ground-based air defense system to protect Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking to potentially outsource its training of NATO pilots on fast jets.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
After its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may be able to re-build its military within 6-10 years—a new white paper argues that NATO needs to have modernized before then.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
It increasingly seems that the only replacement for the Boeing E-3 Sentry is another Boeing aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has joined the growing list of nations to adopt MBDA’s Sea Ceptor missile system to protect its Visby-class corvette warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The decision to select the E-7 has been made by a consortium of nations including Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The proposals to develop further missions for the Gripen are part of updated military advice provided to Stockholm by commander-in-chief General Micael Bydén.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Defense companies in Seoul showcase ability to counter low-altitude and long-range threats from North Korea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s government appears to be softening its stance toward a potential transfer of Saab Gripen combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Germany is proceeding with the purchase of Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics have for the first time demonstrated the ability of a heavy lift uncrewed multicopter to drop a torpedo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The unsealed indictment accuses Menendez of secretly helping to release hundreds of millions of dollars of arms deals to the Egyptian government.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Estonia and Latvia are to jointly purchase the Diehl IRIS-T SLM medium-range, ground-based air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
U.S. and European defense suppliers are supporting the development of Poland’s air defense system and the development of future missiles to support it.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Danish government has expressed frustration over mounting delays in the arrival of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the largest potential export contract for Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, for Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has dampened expectations over a potential transfer of Gripen fighters to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, led by NATO, closed €1 billion ($1.09 billion) in funding for defense startups on Aug. 1.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Poland has ordered more troops and equipment to the country’s border with Belarus after Belarusian military helicopters violated Poland’s airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The defense ministry’s Command Paper Refresh was published July 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion