Speaking at a press conference following the signing of the third Joint Declaration on NATO-European Union cooperation the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen underlined that EU needs to ramp up the production of its defence industry and coordinate the replenishment of military equipment.
“The EU
will keep supporting the Ukrainian people and pressing against
Russia’s imperial war.
We will extend
sanctions to those who militarily support Russia’s war, such as
Belarus and Iran.”
The Pentagon is pushing back against a Congressional Budget Office estimate that placed the 20-year cost of the Golden Dome missile defense program at $1.2 trillion.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million firm-fixed-price contract to develop and build the Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications – Prototype.
NATO allies completed Exercise NATO Tiger Meet 2026 at Araxos Air Base in Greece, where aircraft and personnel from across the Alliance trained from 4 to 15 May.
TKMS and Elbit Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic framework for cooperation on advanced naval defence solutions.
Northrop Grumman has been selected as one of five preferred payload providers for the Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program through the Lethality Prize Challenge.
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research to further develop advanced radar software for next-generation naval radar systems.
Saab and Scania France have signed a contract with France’s Directorate General of Armaments to supply Giraffe 1X radars and develop a tactical vehicle-mounted radar solution for the French Armed Forces.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence said the country’s first domestically developed guided aerial bomb has passed all required tests and is ready for combat deployment.
The U.S. Department of War has signed a new framework agreement with General Dynamics Land Systems for the procurement of additional Stryker Double V-Hull armoured vehicles.