2023 will bring with it an expectation that Germany and the collection of 19 other NATO countries that committed to increase defense spending after Russia invaded Ukraine, act on those plans.
By Tim MartinWhat’s new in naval radars and missiles: Defending the Pacific
Defending U.S. naval forces in the Pacific, Red Sea, and elsewhere require a range of systems from close-in weapons to anti-ballistic missiles.
From Germany’s defense investment to the coming expansion of NATO, Russia’s invasion sent paradigm-shifting shock waves through Europe.
By Tim Martin
Time to explore some of the most striking European defense stories to have emerged from 2022, and naturally comparing them to players that stood out on soccer’s grandest stage.
By Tim Martin
The new aircraft are under order to partly replace Germany’s aging Panavia Tornado fleet, alongside Eurofighter Electronic Combat Role (ECR) fighters and will be equipped with US B61 bombs to undertake NATO nuclear deterrence missions.
By Tim Martin
“What this tells us is that those projects once in the annual defense budget were not properly funded before transferring to the special arms fund,” said Christian Molling, research director at the German Council on Foreign Relations.
By Tim Martin
One analyst described the final agreement between Dassault and Airbus as clearly a “French victory, a German capitulation.”
By Christina Mackenzie
“The right-wing government in Poland and its leading party PiS (Law and Justice) has been for years very critical of Germany’s policies in many respects — including in defense,” said Marek Świerczyński, a defense analyst at Polityka Insight.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Modernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
Christian Thiels, a spokesman for the German Ministry of National Defense, said that assistance for Poland could be provided at any time, including with Eurofighters, though the details are still being sorted out.
By Bartosz Głowacki
Under the Ringtausch program, Germany has sent newer equipment to Slovakia, Greece, Slovenia and the Czech Republic, with those countries shifting older gear to Ukraine.
By Christina Mackenzie
Germany is the largest importer of Swiss-made weapons, and some politicians are looking to leverage that.
By Christina Mackenzie
According to company officials, the Naval ES Solution has been designed to handle a variety of emerging threats, including the detection, tracking and identification of radar and communications signals.
By Andrew White
With tension between US and Saudi Arabia, behind the scenes, Israeli companies are reading the tea leaves — and, sources tell Breaking Defense, hitting the brakes on any effort to get a piece of the Saudi defense spending pie.
By Arie Egozi
The plan fits into a broader vision, laid out in recent weeks by German chancellor Olaf Scholz, of a united air defense front throughout Europe.
By Christina Mackenzie
Germany is in talks to purchase the IAI-built Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system, according to a new report.
By Arie Egozi
