by | Jul 24, 2024 | Security
ROME — The U.K. is not about to drop out of the Global Combat Air Programme fighter effort, despite speculation to that end during the Farnborough Airshow, a senior industrial official linked to the jet has said. “I do not have any indication they want to drop or...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Security
LONDON — Israel Aerospace Industries, the maker of Germany’s future long-range antimissile system, has increased shifts and hired more workers to meet the deadline of setting up an installation in Germany sometime next year, a company executive said. The extra effort...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Security
PARIS — Dassault Aviation said the production ramp-up of its Rafale fighter jet continues to be impacted by supply chain disruptions in the aerospace industry. Lifting the Rafale production pace to three a month at the final assembly plant in Mérignac in southwest...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Security
LONDON — The British Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Thales U.K. to procure “Martlet” missiles for replenishing the country’s stocks after donating hundreds of them to Ukraine. UK Defense Equipment & Support, the defense ministry’s procurement arm,...
by | Jul 24, 2024 | Security
LONDON — Sweden is looking to establish itself as a key player in the international space domain by virtue of its northern geostrategic position and by ramping up research and development capabilities. Earlier this month, the Swedish government adopted the country’s...
by | Jul 23, 2024 | Security
LONDON — NATO has increasingly pursued an aggregated business model for the procurement of air defense weapons for member states, a framework that RTX’s Raytheon considers promising for other armament programs. The performance of the company’s Patriot systems in...
by | Jul 23, 2024 | Security
Seeking to move away from its reliance on hauling equipment back stateside for repairs, the Pentagon is working with allies and partners to better sustain capability forward in operational theaters, beginning with the Indo-Pacific region. Being able to fix gear close...
by | Jul 22, 2024 | Security
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia received on Monday the first two of the 14 new F-16 military jets from the United States whose delivery was pushed back two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of chips. President Peter Pellegrini hailed the arrival of the...
by | Jul 22, 2024 | Security
LONDON — The prospect of another nation joining the trilateral Global Combat Air Program remains on the table, but an expansion would require additional work on an already demanding timeline, officials involved in the sixth-generation fighter effort said....
by | Jul 22, 2024 | Security
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far right in Europe. During a five-decade...
