Germany buys aircraft self-defense systems from Elbit for $260 million
JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply its J-MUSIC suite, a directed infrared countermeasures system, to Airbus’s Defence and…
Pentagon unit seeks Ukraine-like conditions for drone testing
For most of the firms that participated in a late June drone trial staged by the Defense Innovation…
Germany, France to ‘clarify’ FCAS project by year-end as firms bicker
PARIS — Germany and France will “clarify the situation” regarding their Future Combat Air System project by the…
France, UK join forces in step toward European nuclear deterrent
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — France and the United Kingdom, Europe’s two nuclear-armed powers, have agreed to coordinate their…
First German-UK defense pact since WWII followed by Moscow warning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany and the United Kingdom have signed their first bilateral defense pact since World…
Germany requests US long-range weapons as bridge to European tech
COLOGNE, Germany — The German government this week notified Pentagon leaders of an interest to buy the U.S.…
France asks FCAS partners to ‘rethink’ work share on fighter project
PARIS — France proposed to partners Germany and Spain to “rethink” the work share on the Future Combat…
Researchers home in on origins of Russia’s Baltic GPS jamming
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Polish researchers have collected detailed information on Russia’s Baltic Sea GPS jamming operations, a…
French military plants seed money to ‘master’ near-space operations
PARIS — France’s military is expanding into what it calls “very high altitude,” or near-space, with a test…
Germany plans to double its defense spending within five years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany will more than double its military spending by the turn of the decade…