The U.S. Department of Defense announced a significant contract for Lockheed Martin’s long-range cruise missiles. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin AFB awarded Lockheed’s Missiles and Fire… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Awarded $9.5 Billion Contract for LRASM and JASSM"
General Atomics has announced a plan to assemble it’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in Europe and will modify the aircraft to include European mission systems. This will be conducted by… Continue reading "General Atomics to build Collaborative Combat Aircraft in Germany"
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (LM RMS) a sole-source 10-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at approximately $ 3 billion to continue serving… Continue reading "US Missile Defense Agency Awards Lockheed Martin $3 Billion Aegis BMD Contract"
Poland’s defense minister says that negotiations and a final formal signing for the second batch of K2PL main battle tanks for the Polish Army have been completed, with the contract… Continue reading "Polish Defense Minister: K2 Tank Deal Awaiting New Korean Defense Minister"
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has secured a major 2.39 trillion-won ($1.76 billion) defense contract to strengthen the Republic of Korea Air Force. KAI announced that it had signed a deal,… Continue reading "South Korea Signs $1.76 Billion Deal for 20 More KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets"
The rapid modernization of the Polish Air Force, which began in the early 2020s, faces a setback as deliveries of the FA-50PL stall. An original ambitious initial delivery date of… Continue reading "FA-50PL Project Stalls Amid Ambitious Delivery Schedule"
On May 27, 2025, in Brussels, the European Affairs ministers of all 27 EU member states approved a historic €150 billion joint arms procurement program. This bold initiative marks one… Continue reading "EU Unveils Massive €150 Billion Joint Defense Program to Boost Industrial and Military Power"
According to announcements made by the Polish Ministry of Defense and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a Russian tanker ship was detected on May 20, carrying out “suspicious maneuvers” near… Continue reading "Polish Aircraft Intercept Russian Tanker Near Undersea Cable"
In May 2025, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Raytheon (RTX) a major contract modification for its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) air-defense system. The $2.13 billion upgrade raises the total… Continue reading "Raytheon Wins $3.3 Billion SM-3 Missile Defense Contract"
In recent months the political landscape of Europe has taken some unexpected turns towards more radical and nationalist movements. Parties such as AfD in Germany and the National Front in… Continue reading "How Might a Shift In European Politics Challenge Collective Security?"