NATO allies have agreed to adopt a new target of spending 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense while allowing Spain to opt out of the full commitment, alliance officials told Politico on Sunday. The compromise is expected to be confirmed during the NATO Summit in The Hague on Wednesday. To accommodate Madrid, alliance...
Lockheed Martin is opening talks with potential partners for manufacturing Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles in Europe to meet rising demand worldwide, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Book a slot at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Space Defense Summit on July 31 to learn more about advancing aerial military technologies and capabilities. Register now. Jason...
Emlyn Taylor, former group managing director of Lockheed Martin UK’s rotary and mission systems, has announced his appointment as the company’s chief operating officer in a LinkedIn post. Taylor, a 24-year veteran of Lockheed, also currently serves as chairman of the board of the U.K. arm of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company, according to his LinkedIn...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will integrate Saab’s sensors into its line of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft under a strategic partnership between the two companies on the development of an unmanned aerial early warning, or UAEW, system. The collaboration’s goal is to deliver a monitoring system for continuous surveillance and situational awareness in designated areas,...
Anduril Industries has entered into a strategic partnership with Rheinmetall to produce software-defined autonomous air systems and advanced propulsion capabilities for Europe. “Together with Rheinmetall, we’re building systems that can be produced quickly, deployed widely, and adapted as NATO missions evolve,” Anduril Industries CEO Brian Schimpf said. The partnership calls for the two companies to...
Ericsson and Telia Sweden have teamed up with the Swedish Armed Forces to test 5G Standalone technologies in support of national defense and NATO operations. The initiative falls under the NorthStar 5G innovation program, launched by the two telecommunication firms in 2023 to advance industrial 5G use. According to Ericsson, the testing will evaluate secure...
Portugal is purchasing a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft, the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer announced at the Paris Air Show. The procurement follows a contract the country signed in August 2019 to buy five KC-390s for the Portuguese Air Force’s transport fleet. Embraer said the sixth Millennium will boost Portugal’s flight capacity for missions supporting its armed...
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration is purchasing Saab’s Giraffe 4A radar systems valued at $146.3 million for delivery from 2026 to 2027. The systems provide an upgradable software-based mobile sensor to further boost Sweden’s ground-based air surveillance, Saab said Tuesday. Giraffe 4A is designed as a multifunctional system offering users various capabilities, such as identifying...
U.S. aerospace company Bell Textron has received an order from Tunisia to deliver 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters, which will be used for multi-role military and security operations. The order is part of the Tunisian Air Force’s expansion of its Bell rotary-wing fleet, which currently has Bell UH-1s, 205s and OH-58s. A next-generation utility helicopter,...
The U.K. government has announced government and industry funding worth over $339 million to support cutting-edge aerospace projects to advance green aviation. The funding package will accelerate development in gas turbine technology, hydrogen-powered flight, laser-based manufacturing for large aerostructures and other research areas. “This investment will keep [U.K. aerospace] at the forefront of innovation, not...
