Netherlands announces plans to buy 22 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles equipped with Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 turret and set to be used for C-UAS. MoD release also notes that should contracts, as hoped, be signed "soon" then first deliveries will start in 2028.

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France announces first Mirage 2000 fighter jet delivery to Ukraine went ahead today.

Ukraine’s air fleet continues to develop. The first Mirage 2000 jets from France have arrived, adding to our air defense capabilities. I thank Emmanuel Macron for his leadership and support—France’s president keeps his word, and we appreciate it. This is another step in

German Chancellor’s pushback at Vance brings US-Euro tensions into the public at Munich breakingdefense.com/2025/02/german…

Time is running out for the US to answer questions about HIMARS delivery lead times, Hanno Pevkur tells me at #MSC as a decision on when to go ahead with a second Estonian order or not, will happen in "a couple of months." Story - breakingdefense.com/2025/02/estoni…

Spoke with Saab CEO Micael Johansson about the prospect of Sweden sending Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine. “I can only hope it will happen," he said. Still a challenge politically though as F-16 implementation is preventing a breakthrough. Story: breakingdefense.com/2025/02/saab-c…

France draws up plans to acquire an additional 20-30 Rafale fighter jets, lift its frigate fleet to 18 ships, accelerate drone and EW procurements and (further down the thread) urges citizens to give away their savings to support the national rearmament effort.

Analysts have their say on lucrative German orders for F-35, P-8, CH-47 and Patriot.

Sverige införskaffar fyra nya transportflygplan av typen C-390 från den brasilianska tillverkaren Embraer: shorturl.at/rOhI6

Borbeni lovci Hrvatskog ratnog zrakoplovstva. 1️⃣2️⃣ #CRORafale !

The Golden Age of Turkish Aviation continues to accelerate. Under the coordination of Airbus we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spanish companies for our Supersonic Jet Trainer HÜRJET. A new chapter will begin in HÜRJET’s international journey. SSB

Poland is set to announce a new framework agreement tomorrow covering 'almost one thousand sets' of WARMATE loitering munitions.

NATO chief Mark Rutte is pushing a split defense spending plan, where countries can claim 5% but really only spend 3.5% on "hard" defense. Analysts say its a clever move to win favor with Trump, but some countries have concerns. Tim Martin with details. breakingdefense.com/2025/05/nato-s…

A look at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) YFQ-42A full scale CCA mock up at #PAS25

At #PAS25 Sébastien Lecornu Airbus Helicopters Naval Group and French defense procurement agency DGA agree VSR700 naval UAS framework agreement

Air Force cancels E-7 Wedgetail, citing survivability and cost concerns breakingdefense.com/2025/06/air-fo…