GAO: US should track partner feedback on their use of America’s legacy equipment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the US Department of Defense (DoD), restyled the War Department, track information…
18 Dec 2025
Airbus Helicopters secures £33.6m contract for H145 from DE&S
Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), has awarded a £33.6m ($44.9m) contract to Airbus Helicopters in the UK for the initial support…
18 Dec 2025
Bundestag approves expansion of Arrow 3 deal with Israel
Germany’s federal parliament, the Bundestag, has cleared an expansion of the country’s Arrow 3 missile defence procurement from Israel, lifting the overall value of the bilateral deal to about $6.5bn…
17 Dec 2025
UK misses self-imposed deadline for Defence Investment Plan
The UK government has missed its own deadline for publishing the Defence Investment Plan This long-awaited Plan will be issued after Parliament returns on 5 January 2026 Both the Prime…
17 Dec 2025
Kongsberg to deliver command and control solution for Dutch Skyranger 30
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has agreed with Rheinmetall Air Defence to provide its command and control solution for integration with the latter’s Skyranger 30 mobile air defence system. The Dutch…
17 Dec 2025
Finnish Air Force’s first F-35A unveiled at Lockheed Martin’s facility
The JF-501, Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, has completed final assembly and was publicly revealed during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility, Texas, the Finnish Air Force has…
16 Dec 2025
UK: access to EU’s SAFE defence fund not ‘value for money’
UK won’t seek to join EU SAFE defence programme in 2026, with ministers citing value-for-money concerns despite SAFE’s role in EU’s €800bn ReArm Plan Parliament questions UK exclusion as Canada joins SAFE for…