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Interview: Safran defense boss on the changing battlefield and AI
“What we know out of Ukraine is the importance of decentralizing the decisions,” said Franck Saudo, CEO of Safran Electronics & Defense.
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Airbus is bullish on ‘dronized’ warship helos that can defy rough seas
The first of the company’s VSR700 units will equip four of France’s eight multi-mission frigates.
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Raytheon says rocket-motor squeeze still constrains missile output
“It’s not just about the constraint for demand today, it’s very much more about the increased demand we see in the future,” one company executive said.
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Eying a Starlink alternative, France to boost Eutelsat stake
The French government announced a 10-year framework contract with Eutelsat worth as much as €1 billion to provide military-grade satellite communications.
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France gauges a new crop of MALE drones for surveillance, strike
The search comes as the long-planned Eurodrone push has lost a bit of its shine.
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RTX touts its Europe ties as nations look warily across the pond
Raytheon signed a memorandum of understanding this week with Germany’s Diehl Defence to co-produce the Stinger short-range, anti-air missile in Europe.
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Eurofighter vendor targets ‘combat mass’ over next-gen buzz
The idea of producing “combat mass” for Europe, as the CEO called it, follows the urgency of recent conflicts sprung on the continent and its environs.
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Thales, Skydweller to offer solar-powered drone for month-long patrols
The companies have pitched their craft as a less expensive alternative to traditional drones like the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper.
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Airbus mulls boosting tanker production on ‘very high’ demand
“With the signals we’re getting from the customers, we are studying a rate increase of the MRTT,” said Jean-Brice Dumont, head of air power at Airbus.
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Unmanned Leonardo jet trainers could take GCAP drone role, CEO says
The program’s focus for the next five years lies primarily on the main aircraft, but partner nations are free to explore unmanned companions on their own.
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Leaning on civilian sales, Airbus pushes H145M helicopter in Poland
The bid to sell the H145 light utility helicopter comes more than eight years after Poland scrapped a purchase of Airbus H225M tactical-transport helos.
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MBDA offers cheap drone swarm as door opener for its pricey missiles
The drone presented here on Monday is a new type of product for the missile maker, whose top-end products can cost millions of euros.
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Boeing Air Force One work continues amid furor over Qatar plane
Boeing is years behind schedule on delivering the newest Air Force One jets and has been repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump.
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Paris Air Show organizers wall off booths of Israeli arms companies
The Paris Air Show began with a tense political note on Monday, as Israeli arms makers found their booths walled off with a black barrier in the morning.
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Europeans rush drone-based radar jammers in effort to supplant US tech
Europe largely depends on the U.S. for airborne electromagnetic warfare, a gap some countries are looking to address.
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Paris Air Show goes big on defense amid war concerns
About 45% of the show will be dedicated to defense and security, a “strong increase” from the previous event in 2023, the organizers said.
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Iran strike puts question mark over Israeli firms at Paris Air Show
The countries largest aerospace firm, Israel Aerospace Industries, on Friday announced the cancellation of a Monday briefing by CEO Boaz Levy.
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Italian Air Force accepts Leonardo’s M-345 as basic trainer jet
The Air Force said 18 aircraft have been ordered to date, with seven delivered and four involved in operational test and evaluation activities.
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First KAAN export prospect: Turkey to deliver 48 jets to Indonesia
The signing of the agreement was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 11 in a post on X.
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Ukraine, NATO eye tech trials for intercepting Russia’s cabled drones
Drones operating via fiber-optic wires are a new military challenge globally, as they are largely immune to jamming and interception attempts.
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Israel to show fresh weapons at Paris Air Show
But there is still uncertainty among Israeli defense companies regarding their participation in the event.
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Saab, Helsing let Gripen fighter fly with AI in charge
According to the company’s math, the AI prep work produced the equivalent of 50 years of human pilot experience.
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Next-gen GCAP warplane faces time pressure amid American F-47 plans
Japan joined GCAP to be able to co-own the technology on board the plane, something it would be less able to do with an equivalent U.S. jet.
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Anduril plans footprint in Poland’s red-hot combat drone market
“We’re still at an early stage of looking at things and different options,” said co-founder and CEO Brian Schimpf.
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Lockheed, Rheinmetall pair up to build Europe-made rocket launcher
The companies have an eye on the business of replacing the Bundeswehr’s MARS 2 weapons.