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ROME — The head of Italian defense firm Leonardo has welcomed the possibility of Germany entering the Italo-Japanese-UK GCAP fighter program but has warned that adding a new member could push back the delivery date.Leonardo CEO Lorenzo Mariani spoke on Wednesday after the collapse of the French-German Future Combat Air System program on Monday, following months of rows between French and German industry over work share on the sixth-generation jet.Meanwhile, Italy, Japan and the UK are teaming on the rival GCAP project and are aiming to fly a new aircraft by 2035.Asked if Germany could get on board the program,…

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Munich, June 10, 2026. Helsing, the leading European defence technology company, today unveiled the CA-1 Electronic Attack (CA-1EA) at the International Aerospace Exhibition—an AI-powered autonomous aircraft specifically designed for electronic warfare. It is an expansion of the CA-1 Europa platform, on the basis of which Helsing is currently already building an autonomous combat aircraft, which from now on will be designated as the CA-1KA (Kinetic Attack). To overcome modern air defence systems and destroy adversary reconnaissance systems, modern air forces require a mix of kinetic and non-kinetic effectors. In the event of conflict, adversary forces use radar systems to locate…

The Qatari Boeing 747-8i aircraft gifted to the United States to serve as an interim Air Force One is now donning the red, white and blue livery.The president’s aircraft, referred to as the VC-25B Bridge, is undergoing its final “government modifications,” an Air Force spokesperson told Military Times on Wednesday. A photograph of the aircraft sporting its new paint job circulated on social media this week. It was taken by aviation photographer Travis Ghormley on Saturday and posted the following day. The controversial gift from Qatar was donated in May 2025 after President Donald Trump aired his dissatisfaction over Boeing’s…

The foundation overseeing the design of the future Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has unveiled the first renderings of what the site will look like. Crafted by architect Kengo Kuma in partnership with the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, the memorial’s design is the culmination of eight years of input from 20,000 Americans, including veterans from every branch of service and every conflict since World War II, according to a foundation release.According to the memorial’s description, visitors will first encounter steel and stone relics recovered from the 9/11 attacks at each of the…

EM&E Group, a leading Spanish company in defense and security innovation and technologies, will supply 47 remote weapon stations to the Portuguese Navy. EM&E Group press release This milestone represents a strategic step for the company, as it is the first contract of this scale managed through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), reinforcing its position as a leading international partner in the field of high-tech naval defense. The contract, which will be structured in two phases, includes the delivery of various units of the SENTINEL 2.0 and the SENTINEL 30, 12.7 mm and 30 mm calibre systems, respectively. This supply of naval…

The strategic cooperation combines Airbus Helicopters’ military platforms with Quantum Systems’ counter-UAS technologies to strengthen European sovereign defence capabilities and … mehr… The post Quantum Systems and Airbus to Cooperate on Integration of Counter-UAS Interceptors on Military Helicopters appeared first on European Security & Defence.

This week, the US House of Representatives passed the DOMINANCE Act, a bipartisan measure aimed at reducing the United States’ energy vulnerability. For US Representative Young Kim (R-CA-40)—who introduced the bill—the bill’s progress was especially timely. From China’s imposition of critical-mineral export restrictions last year to Iran’s clutch on the Strait of Hormuz, “we saw the vulnerability,” she explained at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum on Wednesday.  But for US Representative Ami Bera (D-CA-6), who introduced the bill alongside Kim, “the real wake-up call was the pandemic,” which caused a “massive supply chain disruption”—even if no “economic coercion” was involved.…

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — The United States has been selling advanced weapons to Taiwan for years, with large American contractors churning out more of the higher-end equipment than the island could ever produce alone for its defense against its military rival China.Now Taiwan, an all-purpose manufacturing hub since the 1980s with an emphasis on high-tech hardware, is positioning to sell homegrown drones to the U.S. military so it can avoid the dominant Chinese supply chain, analysts and recent transactions indicate.“Foreign governments value Taiwanese drones mainly because of Taiwan’s strong information and communication technologies foundation and its role as a…

“El Cucuy” is back on the mats.Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fan favorite and former interim Lightweight champion Tony Ferguson takes on Armenian hot-head Arman Tsarukyan in the co-main event of Real American Freestyle (RAF) 10 this weekend (Sat., June 13, 2026) inside Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.For Ferguson, returning to wrestling is a full-circle moment. It was the combat sport he started in, the sport that gave him structure and, in his words, the sport that saved his life.“I was born in Oxnard, California, and when I was very little — my father wasn’t around, my stepdad stepped in…