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• France picks MBDA-Safran combo to supply multiple rocket launcher

  Paris snubbed competing offers from Thales and ArianeGroup, as well as from U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  3 months ago

• French army shows Leclerc tank with once-mocked anti-drone cage

  Once derided as primitive, roof-mounted armor variants have been adopted by both Russian and Ukrainian forces as drone threats proliferate.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  3 months ago

• France prepares Ukraine-inspired ‘kill web’ for battlefield awareness

  The kill web will be part of the broader Arcadia AI-powered battlefield command and control structure, a top French commander said.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  3 months ago

• Interview: French Army chief Schill talks technology, surprise and ‘archaic’ combat

  “We should avoid excessive analogies. France is not Ukraine,” said Gen. Pierre Schill in an interview ahead of the Eurosatory defense expo near Paris.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  3 months ago

• US strike kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, White House says

  Venezuela’s information ministry said that during the operation there were clashes with members of criminal groups, in which the leader was neutralized.

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  Christian Martinez and Jasper Ward, Reuters

  3 months ago

• Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

  The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25%, according to a GAO report.

  By

  Michael Scanlon

  3 months ago

• US Army commissions second cohort of tech executives into innovation unit

  This week, the Army added three more technology executives to Detachment 201, a unit intended to bridge the gap between the commercial sector and military.

  By

  Eve Sampson

  3 months ago

• Ukraine’s defense AI chief predicts ‘new paradigm’ of warfare

  “The system that possesses more data and better understands that data, proposes solutions — that system will gain the advantage over the other.”

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  Max Hunder, Reuters

  3 months ago

• US plans major cut to jets, warships for NATO operations in Europe, NYT reports

  The United States reportedly plans to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe.

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  Reuters

  3 months ago

• Humvee maker AM General to pitch unmanned ground vehicle at Eurosatory trade show

  The Ukrainian military aims to contract 25,000 unmanned ground platforms in the first half of this year, more than doubling its 2025 total.

  By

  Jaroslaw Adamowski

  3 months ago

• Paris defense show may be last chance to buy before war, CEO says

  Surging defense spending means Eurosatory is bigger than ever this year, with the number of exhibitors rising 30% to more than 2,600, per the organizer.

  By

  Rudy Ruitenberg

  3 months ago

• Trump vows to seize Iran’s Kharg Island

  Kharg Island, the linchpin of Iran’s oil industry, has once more come under focus amid a fraying ceasefire.

  By

  Tanya Noury

  3 months ago