The Canada F-35 Fighter Deal Might Be Close to Collapse
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s F-35 “Problem”: Why Ottawa Might Buy Swedish JAS 39 Gripens Instead -Canadian Prime…
Canada Might Pick the JAS 39 Gripen over the F-35 Stealth Fighter for 1 Reason
Summary and Key Points: Canada’s review of its planned 88-jet F-35 buy is giving new oxygen to Saab’s…
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…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia may develop ‘5th-generation’ warplane
Ankara and Riyadh could pursue a joint investment in Turkey’s development of a 5th-generation warplane called Kaan, a…
48 Brand New F-35A Stealth Fighters Will Now Be Based in China’s Backyard
Synopsis: The United States is bolstering its presence at Japan’s Misawa Air Base with additional F-35 fighters, a…
Canada Looks Set to Cut Big F-35 Stealth Fighter Order By More Than 50 Percent
Summary and Key Points: A January 28 op-ed says Canadian defense planners are considering a mixed fighter fleet:…
Lockheed’s RQ-170 drone used in mission to capture Venezuelan leader
Lockheed Martin has offered a rare public confirmation of the operational use of its secretive RQ-170 Sentinel stealth…
FY26 defense bill boosts budget by $8B, largely bypassing last-minute $28B munitions request
WASHINGTON — House and Senate appropriators have agreed on an $838.7 billion defense topline for fiscal 2026 in…
US lawmakers release $839B compromise defense spending bill
The House and Senate’s conferenced version of a fiscal 2026 defense budget would restore funding for the Navy’s…
5 top stories on European defense in 2025
Russia’s war in Ukraine rumbled on in 2025, defining Europe’s defense and security landscape for a third successive…
Compromise NDAA protects Wedgetail, greenlights Black Hawk multiyear buys
WASHINGTON — In keeping with tradition, lawmakers’ compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill released late Sunday tweaks several…
Forget the F-35 Fighter: The JAS 39 Gripen ‘Lights the Fuse’ Every Time
Key Points and Summary – The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter built around one…