EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has described the Future Combat Air System fighter jet programme as a “failure”, warning that pan-European defence projects lack success stories.
Sweden confirmed that on 25 February 2026 its armed forces detected and neutralised a drone launched near the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during its visit to Malmö.
On February 24, SSN De Grasse, the fourth Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine built by Naval Group, carried out its first sea trial.
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is due to arrive in Malmö on Tuesday 24 February as part of NATO’s regular exercise activities.
Airbus is prepared to support a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System programme, according to Chief Executive Guillaume Faury.
Belgium’s Defence Minister Theo Francken said on Friday that recent remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have effectively brought the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project to an end.
French defence group Safran Electronics & Defense reported that 2025 marked a peak year for production of modules for AASM Hammer guided bombs.
Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur underlined the importance of the partnership, stating, “I am pleased that the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI), the French defence procurement agency Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), and the French company KNDS have signed a contract under which Estonia will procure an additional 12 CAESAR wheeled self-propelled
India’s Ministry of Defence said on 12 February that the government’s Defence Acquisition Council had cleared the purchase of 114 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation for 3.25 trillion rupees, or around €30.2 billion.
Naval Group has taken a 20% stake in cortAIx France, the artificial intelligence accelerator created by Thales, in a move aimed at strengthening sovereign and cyber-secure AI for critical defence systems.
Ukraine and France have signed a Letter of Intent on joint weapons production in both countries, marking a step towards major shared defence industry projects.
ArianeGroup carried out the first launch of its new SyLEx sounding rocket flight test system on November 28, 2025, from the Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse operated by the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency.
