France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Middle East flares up
PARIS — France will send the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and its strike group to the Mediterranean…
Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri
BERLIN — Greece has dispatched two frigates and four F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus following a drone strike…
European military installations are targeted in Iran retaliation
BERLIN — Iranian strikes on the weekend targeted regional bases that host European troops, triggering air defense systems…
The good, the bad and the ugly — Inside Europe’s race to supplant US defense enablers
PARIS — Europe will likely need until the early 2030s to develop some of the critical defense enablers…
Ukraine’s war machine evolves into machine war
KYIV, Ukraine — The army that stopped Russia’s march on Kyiv four years ago no longer exists. Outmanned…
Saudi Arabia buys C-27 cargo planes fitted for armed maritime patrols
ROME — Saudi Arabia is buying new C-27 tactical air lifters to use as armed maritime patrol aircraft,…
Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
PARIS — The United States has changed its attitude on European allies funneling defense funds to local arms…
US Navy on the hunt for strike drones that can launch from any warship
The U.S. Navy wants long-range strike drones that can be launched from destroyers and other warships that lack…
US Air Force needs 500 next-gen fighters, bombers to beat China, think tank says
The U.S. Air Force must buy at least 500 sixth-generation fighters and bombers — more than it already…
Moscow sees opportunity in Greenland crisis, but fears expanded US Arctic presence
BERLIN — The Trump administration’s push to acquire Greenland has produced a carefully calibrated response from Moscow. An…
Saab floats Gripen production hub in Canada, if Ottawa were willing
SINGAPORE — Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab has proposed that a hypothetical Gripen production line in Canada would be…
Ukraine’s Gripen jets likely to come with long-reach Meteor missiles
SINGAPORE — Ukraine and Sweden are discussing the prospect of arming Kyiv with Europe’s top air-to-air missile, the…