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The Netherlands has signed a Letter of Intent with Sweden for the acquisition of a Saab GlobalEye Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The parties have not yet entered into a contract and Saab has not yet received an order from The Netherlands.  Saab stands prepared and awaits the next steps of the procurement process. “We welcome today’s announcement by the Netherlands of its intention to procure GlobalEye. The system will provide enhanced situational awareness and early warning capabilities across multiple domains, while also strengthening NATO’s ability to operate in an increasingly complex security environment. GlobalEye will enable the Netherlands…

A submarine doesn’t need to be the fastest thing beneath the ocean to be dangerous. Sometimes, the real advantage is simply making sure nobody knows where you are.That idea sits at the heart of the Akula-Class Submarine, one of the most important attack-submarine designs produced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.When the first Project 971 boats entered service in the 1980s, they represented a major leap in Soviet efforts to reduce the noise that had long made its submarines easier for Western navies to track.The Akula-Class Submarine wasn’t just another nuclear submarine. It was part of Moscow’s attempt…

The United States has long viewed Russia as a power in terminal decline. This assessment formed in the 1980s as the Soviet Union began showing clear signs of imperial overstretch, and it congealed after the collapse of first the Warsaw Pact and then the Soviet Union itself. Washington went on to pursue a policy agenda, including NATO enlargement, that treated Russian power and interests as an afterthought, and the long-standing conflict over Ukraine turned dismissiveness into condescension. In March 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama called Russia “a regional power” that was “threatening some of its immediate neighbors, not out of…

KIELCE, Poland — U.S. radar maker Echodyne has announced that Norway’s Kongsberg has selected its MESA radar platform for a broad range of air and surface applications.Echodyne opened a manufacturing facility in Washington state last July, and is considering establishing a manufacturing presence in Europe to benefit from the booming counter-drone market there.Eben Frankenberg, the company’s CEO, told Defense News at the MSPO defense show here that Echodyne has longstanding cooperation with Kongsberg. The integration of its radars into the company’s Protector RS4 and Protector RS6 remote weapon stations will further increase Echodyne’s visibility in European markets, he said.Echodyne’s solutions…

Twenty-five years ago, the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. The September 11, 2001, attacks killed nearly three thousand people and inflicted a collective trauma on an entire nation, fundamentally altering the US national security apparatus, ushering in the “war on terror,” and leading to overhauls of US intelligence and homeland security. But the core problem of terrorism itself—which has existed for centuries—didn’t go away. As the world reflects on the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11, we asked Atlantic Council experts to answer twenty-five pressing questions about how terrorism continues to shape the present era. 1. Was…

Don’t expect Conor Benn to have a long title reign should he beat Ryan Garcia on Saturday to become the WBC welterweight champion.Ahead of one of the most anticipated boxing matches in 2026, Benn admitted that his trip down to 147 pounds is a one-and-done for him. Benn always wanted the chance to win a 147-pound title and so he’s effectively torturing himself to make that weight for his fight against Garcia but no matter the outcome, don’t expect to see him at that weight again.“This is my last fight at 147,” Benn said during media day on Wednesdya. “I…

Dutch naval engineering firm Nevesbu has presented its concept design for the refurbishment of the Indonesian Navy’s (TNI AL) Damen-built SIGMA 9113/Diponegoro-class corvettes. According to Nevesbu, the company developed the Platform System Integration (PSI) concept for the programme’s extensive Sensor, Weapon, and Command (SEWACO) package in just three months. The company said Indonesian stakeholders, namely Ministry of Defence, TNI AL, and state-owned PT Len Industri, received the concept positively and provided constructive feedback to support the next stage of development, which will focus on a full-scale design solution. Naval News Comments The announcement follows a modernisation contract signed by Thales…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. A Russian gas plant more than 1,700 miles from the Ukrainian border was attacked by a drone on Wednesday, Ukrainian and Russian officials said. This is reportedly the longest-distance Ukrainian strike of the war and comes as Kyiv continues to target Moscow’s energy infrastructure.  “Today, an attack by a drone was repelled against one of the industrial facilities in Noyabrsk,” Dmitry Artyukhov, governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, stated on Telegram. “As a result of the drone’s debris falling, a fire broke…

SEOUL, Republic of Korea — September 2026 — Industrial cooperation is becoming a more visible feature of South Korea’s overseas defense activity, as local production, technology transfer, sustainment and supply-chain participation accompany major export programs in Europe. The trend is also reflected in policy measures introduced by Seoul and will form part of the business context surrounding K-DEX 2026 this December.South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has moved this year to make export and technology-transfer procedures more responsive to the expansion and diversification of Korean defense sales. In June, DAPA revised export-related regulations to streamline technology-transfer contract procedures and widen…

Industrial policy is back in fashion in the United States. As fragile global supply chains and a weakened industrial base present growing economic and national security risks, policymakers in both parties have embraced energetic efforts to rebuild the country’s industrial capacity. With interventions such as the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, Washington has made historic commitments to strengthening the United States’ technology and manufacturing base, which is becoming increasingly important to the country’s economic success and ability to defend itself. As director of U.S. President Joe Biden’s National Economic Council, I helped to design and drive this shift.Initiatives to revive…