European defense

Military Aviation News November 14, 2025

French Air Force Downplays FCAS Tensions, Calls Program ‘Solid’

AviationNews – A senior French Air Force official moved to publicly downplay reports of industrial infighting surrounding the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program on…

Military Aviation News August 15, 2025

Israeli Defense Firm Lands Big $1.64B Deal to Arm a European Nation

Elbit Systems, Israel’s top defense-tech powerhouse, just scored a massive $1.635 billion contract to equip an unnamed European country with a high-tech weapon bundle over…

Military Aviation News July 22, 2025

Belgium Doubles Down on F‑35: Snaps Up 11 More Lightning IIs

AviationNews – Belgium is making headlines again with its F‑35 Lightning II program—this time ordering 11 additional jets, boosting its fleet from 34 to 45…

Military Aviation News July 18, 2025

General Atomics to Produce Collaborative Combat Drones for European Allies

July 18, 2025 – Aviation News — General Atomics announced plans to manufacture a European variant of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) through its German…

Military Aviation News July 18, 2025

Germany’s AI Defense Revolution: Meet the Startup Building Robot Fighter Pilots and Drone Walls

Germany is going all-in on AI-powered defense, and one startup is leading the charge. Say hello to Helsing, the Munich-based tech company that’s gone from…

Military Aviation News July 16, 2025

Airbus and Kratos to Equip German Air Force with Advanced Combat Drone by 2029

16 July 2025 – Aviation NewsAirbus Defence and Space has partnered with U.S.-based Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to develop a European variant of the…

Military Aviation News June 20, 2025

France Signals Intent to Acquire Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

At the Paris Air Show, Saab and France’s defence procurement agency (DGA) signed a joint declaration of intent regarding France’s planned acquisition of the GlobalEye…

Military Aviation News June 16, 2025

Portugal to Acquire Sixth KC-390 Millennium Aircraft, Adds Ten Optional Units for Future NATO and European Sales

Paris – Le Bourget, France, June 16, 2025 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ / B3: EMBR3), a leading global aerospace company, announced today at the 55th…