Portugal has officially announced it will participate as an observer in one of Europes sixth-generation fighter jet programs, signaling a sharp turn toward European defense cooperation and away from U.S
The United Kingdom is building its first crewed combat aircraft in nearly four decades, with BAE Systems confirming that two-thirds of the demonstrator's structural weight is now in production. The aircraft, known as the Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, is being constructed at BAEs site in Lancashire to support the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)—a partnership between the U
With more devices competing for radiofrequency (RF) spectrum—from satellites to smartphones—DARPAs COFFEE program is moving into a new phase to help defense and commercial systems use the same airwaves without interfering with each other. The
Leonardo has acquired Sweden-based cybersecurity firm Axiomatics AB, strengthening its global presence in the Zero Trust security domain and expanding its network of international digital security investments. Zero Trust is a cybersecurity model that requires continuous verification of all users and devices before granting access, based on the principle of “never trust, always verify
South Koreas plan to purchase 36 additional AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States is likely to be scrapped following a sharp budget cut, according to opposition lawmaker Yoo Yong-won. Yoo, of the People Power Party, said on Sunday that the National Assemblys recently passed supplementary budget slashed funding for the project from 10 billion won ($7
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Israel has revealed that key military technologies used in its June 13 strike on Iran were developed over decades specifically for such a scenario, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense. "Some of the weapons, first used in the preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear sites and ballistic missile array, were developed over decades for precisely this purpose," Israel's Defense Ministry said in a statement
The European defense sector has launched the
At its June 25, 2025 meeting, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved seven military procurement and development projects totaling more than
A hacker group calling itself CyberIsnaadFront has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting BenSimon Aluminum Industries, an Israeli company directly involved with military and defense infrastructure projects. In a statement released on its Telegram channel, the group said it shut down all operational systems at BenSimon and exfiltrated sensitive data linked to the Israeli military, including projects connected to the Ministry of Defense and Unit 8200 — the regimes cyber-intelligence division