Germany and UK sign defense pact, reveal deep precision strike timeline
The pursuit of a new, long-range strike capability had been revealed by London and Berlin, but today marks the first time the two capitals have committed to a timeline.
France to raise military spending to $75B in 2027, three years earlier than planned
“To be free in this world, one needs to be feared,” Macron said. “And to be feared one must be powerful.”
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France and UK pledge new Storm Shadow missile orders, deepen nuclear cooperation
In a first, France and the UK, Europe's only nuclear powers, also signed a declaration today stating that “the respective deterrents of both countries are independent but can be co-ordinated and that there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations."
France’s Thales and Norway’s Kongsberg ink communications joint venture
The JV is forecast to earn revenue worth NOK 3 billion through the end of the decade based on “substantial market opportunities and product synergies.”
KNDS’s Mataris loitering munitions finding contracts from French government
The effort falls under France’s “Larinae” project, launched in May 2022 by the French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) and the defense ministry’s procurement agency, to find domestic loitering munitions with a 50 km (31 mile) range and autonomy of at least 60 minutes.
France selects Saab’s GlobalEye for early warning requirement
The soon to be signed sale will enable Paris to replace retiring Boeing E3-F Sentry spy planes, and marks Saab’s second GlobalEye export behind the United Arab Emirates.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
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Trump shifts Greenland from EUCOM to NORTHCOM’s responsibility
The move comes after President Donald Trump has called for US control over the Danish territory.
MBDA unveils one-way drone, eyeing 1,000 unit a month production rate
The kamikaze drone, integrated with a 40kg warhead, jet engine and capable of flying at a range of 500km, has been under development since December 2024.
With Macron in town, Indonesia and France inch closer on potential deals for fighter jets, subs
In all cases, firm contracts would be required before any new orders are made official but French industry were quick to lend their support to the potential new lines of business.
Space Force eyeing international launch sites to increase ‘resilience’
While not necessarily a near-term possibility, Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen said the Space Force is "looking at increasing the resiliency, increasing the ways that we have to get assured access to space, that's where the these initial discussions with our international partners are coming in."
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India and France shake on contract for 26 Rafale naval fighters, said to cost $7.5B
India initially selected the Rafale Marine in 2023 to replace aging Russian MiG-29 jets, and will be the first export user of the type.
How to leverage US nukes overseas
The US should use an international desire for nuclear weapons as geopolitical bargaining chips, write two nuclear experts.
Time for Space Force to ‘clearly say’ it needs ‘weapons in space’: SPACECOM head
"The US and France recently conducted our first ever bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation to demonstrate combined capabilities in space in the vicinity of a strategic competitor spacecraft," SPACECOM head Gen. Stephen Whiting said today.
Counterspace capabilities advancing around the globe: Secure World Foundation
The report finds that Russia has been increasingly successful at blocking Ukraine's use of SpaceX's Starlink communications constellation, citing media reports in December 2024 about a new system specifically targeting Starlink called Kalinka and developed by the Russian Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies.