Lee Ferran A senior US official is crediting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s aggression in Asia and the waning effects of the COVID pandemic for a drastic leap in foreign military sales last fiscal year. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported this week that total US arms transfers for fiscal 2022 totaled about $52 billion, up […]
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Tom Kington Italy has signed a deal with its leading defense firms for the development of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aimed at producing a new sixth-generation fighter with the U.K. and Japan by 2035. Italy taps local defense companies to work on next-gen warplane (defensenews.com)
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo Greece has announced its first domestically build combat drone, the Grypas, with the initial scaled aircraft expected by 2025. Greece builds first locally made combat drone (defensenews.com)
Stephen Losey The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester fears a crucial test for the F-35 program is in danger of slipping further, perhaps into fiscal 2024. DoD delays key F-35 tests, lowering chance of 2023 production decision (defensenews.com)
Pete Newell The U.S. Defense Department, with its big budget, big plans and big oversight, can still learn from its agile, guerilla-minded friends defending Ukraine. Want to innovate for DoD? Pay close attention to Ukraine (defensenews.com)
Vivek Raghuvanshi An Indian defense laboratory and French company Naval Group are teaming up to integrate fuel cell-based air-independent propulsion systems in Kalvari-class submarines. Indian lab teams up with France’s Naval Group on submarine tech (defensenews.com)
INDER SINGH BISHT The Japanese government has approved the development of a cruise missile compatible with reconnaissance, radar jamming, and conventional use warheads. Japan Approves Interchangeable Warhead Cruise Missile Development: Report (thedefensepost.com)
ARIE EGOZI IAI senior official Moshe Levy told Breaking Defense the company is experimenting with several designs to aid ground units in combat. As combat evolves, Israel’s IAI dashes for smaller, ‘tactical’ UAV market – Breaking Defense
JUSTIN KATZ Steve Fendley, president of Kratos’ unmanned systems division, told Breaking Defense he thinks the adaptability of the Valkyrie for different mission sets has the Air Force, and now the Marines, interested in the platform. Marine Corps buying Valkyrie drones to investigate ‘future autonomous platforms’ – Breaking Defense
Joe Gould The U.S. defense-industrial base is not ready for a battle over Taiwan, as it would run out of key long-range, precision-guided munitions in less than one week, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. US defense industry unprepared for a China fight, says report (defensenews.com)
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo The Italian special forces is the undisclosed European NATO member set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement,” according to recently published contract documents. Documents reveal secret customer of Hero-30 kamikaze drones (defensenews.com)
Tom Kington Italy has confirmed it is ready to supply Ukraine with its Samp-T air defense system after weeks of doubt over Rome’s readiness to hand over the costly kit. Italy confirms Samp-T missile-defense donation to Ukraine (defensenews.com)