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Italy faces GCAP warplane price tag topping $21 billion
The tri-national program has been progressing without fanfare, as a new projection for a hefty cost increase is catching lawmakers’ attention in Rome.
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Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
In 2026, defense-tech startups will have to prove to investors they can turn funding into actual production at scale, one analyst said.
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Hands full at home, Iran is seen slowing cyber attacks on UK
The CEO of Leonardo UK said online bot activity promoting the independence of Scotland from the UK reduced as Iranian authorities were crushing protests.
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EU mandates buy-European preference in new Ukraine assistance package
The language represents Brussels’ most explicit attempt yet in leveraging aid to bolster Europe’s defense industrial base, though not all members agree.
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Macron puts local defense firms on notice France may buy European
The French president said the country’s defense companies shouldn’t get too comfy, as neighbor nations move faster with certain technologies.
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Latvia eyes indirect-fires boost with new Archer howitzer acquisition
Latvia and Sweden plan to create a joint Archer unit around which to structure howitzer training and exercises.
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NATO nations send scouting teams to Greenland amid US annexation talk
European governments are still coming to grips with the unprecedented situation of a NATO ally threatening one of their own.
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Czechoslovak Group plans stock-market listing amid Europe defense boom
The family-owned defense firm is seeking a valuation of about €30 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
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US, Denmark trade barbs over Greenland as NATO boosts Arctic presence
The U.S. and Denmark remain at odds over Greenland’s future, Denmark’s foreign minister said Wednesday following a tense White House meeting.
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Ukraine says Russian military trucks are at Zaporizhzhia power plant
Defense News was able to independently geolocate the video to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the city of Enerhodar, occupied by Russia.
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Italy faces GCAP warplane price tag topping $21 billion
The tri-national program has been progressing without fanfare, as a new projection for a hefty cost increase is catching lawmakers’ attention in Rome.
-
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
In 2026, defense-tech startups will have to prove to investors they can turn funding into actual production at scale, one analyst said.
-
Hands full at home, Iran is seen slowing cyber attacks on UK
The CEO of Leonardo UK said online bot activity promoting the independence of Scotland from the UK reduced as Iranian authorities were crushing protests.
-
EU mandates buy-European preference in new Ukraine assistance package
The language represents Brussels’ most explicit attempt yet in leveraging aid to bolster Europe’s defense industrial base, though not all members agree.
-
Macron puts local defense firms on notice France may buy European
The French president said the country’s defense companies shouldn’t get too comfy, as neighbor nations move faster with certain technologies.
-
Latvia eyes indirect-fires boost with new Archer howitzer acquisition
Latvia and Sweden plan to create a joint Archer unit around which to structure howitzer training and exercises.
-
NATO nations send scouting teams to Greenland amid US annexation talk
European governments are still coming to grips with the unprecedented situation of a NATO ally threatening one of their own.
-
Czechoslovak Group plans stock-market listing amid Europe defense boom
The family-owned defense firm is seeking a valuation of about €30 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
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US, Denmark trade barbs over Greenland as NATO boosts Arctic presence
The U.S. and Denmark remain at odds over Greenland’s future, Denmark’s foreign minister said Wednesday following a tense White House meeting.
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Ukraine says Russian military trucks are at Zaporizhzhia power plant
Defense News was able to independently geolocate the video to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the city of Enerhodar, occupied by Russia.
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Italy faces GCAP warplane price tag topping $21 billion
The tri-national program has been progressing without fanfare, as a new projection for a hefty cost increase is catching lawmakers’ attention in Rome.
-
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
In 2026, defense-tech startups will have to prove to investors they can turn funding into actual production at scale, one analyst said.
-
Hands full at home, Iran is seen slowing cyber attacks on UK
The CEO of Leonardo UK said online bot activity promoting the independence of Scotland from the UK reduced as Iranian authorities were crushing protests.
-
EU mandates buy-European preference in new Ukraine assistance package
The language represents Brussels’ most explicit attempt yet in leveraging aid to bolster Europe’s defense industrial base, though not all members agree.
-
Macron puts local defense firms on notice France may buy European
The French president said the country’s defense companies shouldn’t get too comfy, as neighbor nations move faster with certain technologies.
-
Latvia eyes indirect-fires boost with new Archer howitzer acquisition
Latvia and Sweden plan to create a joint Archer unit around which to structure howitzer training and exercises.
-
NATO nations send scouting teams to Greenland amid US annexation talk
European governments are still coming to grips with the unprecedented situation of a NATO ally threatening one of their own.
-
Czechoslovak Group plans stock-market listing amid Europe defense boom
The family-owned defense firm is seeking a valuation of about €30 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
-
US, Denmark trade barbs over Greenland as NATO boosts Arctic presence
The U.S. and Denmark remain at odds over Greenland’s future, Denmark’s foreign minister said Wednesday following a tense White House meeting.
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Ukraine says Russian military trucks are at Zaporizhzhia power plant
Defense News was able to independently geolocate the video to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the city of Enerhodar, occupied by Russia.



