Six questions with France’s Air and Space Force chief

STUTTGART, Germany — Ahead of the first Paris Air Show since the pandemic began in 2020, France’s Air and Space Force chief of staff is shedding light on what attendants might take away from the event, which runs June 19-25. In a June 8 interview with Defense News,...

Stop spending Defense Production Act money on foreign suppliers

For the second year in a row, and just as the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act process peaks in Congress, the Biden administration’s Defense Department seeks executive branch authority to spend U.S. taxpayer Defense Production Act money with foreign...

Ukrainian defense firms seek ties to Europe’s industry

WARSAW, Poland — Ukrainian defense companies are seeking ties with European vendors for cooperative weapons manufacturing, positioning themselves as a war-experienced industry with plenty of needs — but lots of lessons. The new advances come as Ukraine’s industry...