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Next-gen stealth tanker may be unaffordable, Air Force secretary fears

Defense News - 19:15 Nov 08, 2024

A bow wave of modernizations — including the Air Force's desire to build a sixth-gen fighter and drone wingmen — has stretched its budget thin.

Tags: Air Force
NATO allies ready sea drones for the task of repelling enemy warships

Defense News - 15:44 Nov 08, 2024

A key exercise next year will focus on the feasibility of using unmanned vessels to enforce a security perimeter at sea.
MBDA pushes new deep-strike missile in time for Europe to arm up

Defense News - 12:47 Nov 08, 2024

The envisioned weapon comes as European nations look to boost their deterrence posture vis-à-vis Russia.
Army’s long-range assault aircraft fuselages to be built in Kansas

Defense News - 20:13 Nov 07, 2024

Bell will churn out fuselages for the Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft in the sunflower state.
Israel to buy 25 F-15s, with eyes on long-distance combat punch

Defense News - 16:27 Nov 07, 2024

Israeli defense officials are especially interested in the planes' ability to carry lots of missiles and bombs over a distance.
What a second Trump presidency could mean for the defense budget

Defense News - 15:01 Nov 07, 2024

Republicans follow different philosophies when it comes to government spending, including on the military.
Navy extending service lives of three cruisers

Defense News - 13:02 Nov 07, 2024

Monday's announcement comes after the Navy announced plans to extend the service lives of 12 destroyers as well.

Tags: Navy
Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test

Defense News - 22:00 Nov 06, 2024

The unarmed Minuteman III flew 4,200 miles from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base to a ballistic missile test site in the Marshall Islands.

Tags: Minuteman
French, German defense leaders urge European unity after Trump win

Defense News - 21:43 Nov 06, 2024

The call for unity and increased defense spending comes at a tenuous time for both nations.
Patriot missile knocks out threat target in test with new radar

Defense News - 21:30 Nov 06, 2024

Linked up with the Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor system, a PAC-3 MSE defeated a tactical ballistic missile threat target in a recent test.
Space Force expands Commercial Integration Cell partnerships

Defense News - 20:54 Nov 06, 2024

The cell provides a venue for real-time technology exchange between U.S. Space Command and commercial space firms.
Hope and pragmatism compete on Ukraine’s front amid Trump’s election

Defense News - 19:00 Nov 06, 2024

Though Donald Trump’s election throws into doubt U.S. support for Ukraine, many Ukrainians hope Trump will hold the line on military aid.

Tags: Ukraine Trump
Trump vows peace in chaotic Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy.

Defense News - 18:03 Nov 06, 2024

Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency as a brutal war in Gaza rages and Israel presses its offensive against the Hezbollah militant group.
Fincantieri tweaks PPA patrol vessel design to carry more missiles

Defense News - 17:32 Nov 06, 2024

The ships’ new “EVO” variant, which the Italian Navy may order next year, will get some extra combat punch with additional launchers.
Global leaders congratulate Trump, whose victory could roil the world

Defense News - 11:32 Nov 06, 2024

He has vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office – something Ukraine and its allies fear would be on terms favorable to Moscow.
‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy scandal mastermind, sentenced to 15 years

Defense News - 22:58 Nov 05, 2024

Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a bribery scheme that swept up dozens of Navy officers.

Tags: Navy Fat Leonard
US approves sale of four E-7 early-warning planes to South Korea

Defense News - 15:54 Nov 05, 2024

The four E-7 Wedgetails that South Korea can now buy would allow it to modernize its airborne battle management capabilities and integrate with allies.

Tags: South Korea
Europeans start work on next-generation combat ship for the 2040s

Defense News - 15:40 Nov 05, 2024

Based on feedback from European Union member states, the requirement could be for a vessel with a displacement of 8,000 metric tons or more.
Boeing factory strike ends as machinists vote to accept contract

Defense News - 15:12 Nov 05, 2024

The aerospace giant's unionized machinists voted to accept a company contract offer that includes a 38% wage increase over four years.
French, UK naval chiefs urge dramatic changes in warship design

Defense News - 13:17 Nov 05, 2024

“If you stay with your old doctrine, you will be dead very rapidly,” said French Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Nicolas Vaujour.

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