Defense

The first B-52H Stratofortress to receive a major radar upgrade last week flew to Edwards Air Force Base in California for testing, marking a significant milestone in the Air Force’s work to modernize its oldest bomber fleet. The B-52 conducted a ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas, facility, where the new radar was installed, to Edwards on Dec. 8, the Air Force said in a Dec. 10…

PARIS — The Netherlands has ordered Skyranger anti-drone cannons from Germany’s Rheinmetall for less than €1 billion (US$1.2 billion), below the budget flagged to parliament in January. The Dutch will buy mobile versions of the Skyranger air-defense system as well as systems for stationary use, the Ministry of Defence said late Thursday. The first Skyrangers will be handed over late 2028…

The House on Wednesday passed a major defense policy bill that would authorize $900.6 billion in discretionary spending for the Pentagon in fiscal 2026. The National Defense Authorization Act will now head to the Senate for final passage, after its 312-112 approval in the House. The NDAA also aims to pressure Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to release more information on controversial strikes on…

PARIS — Norway’s Kongsberg and Germany’s Helsing are teaming up to provide Europe with a sovereign satellite constellation for space-based intelligence, surveillance and targeting by the end of the decade, the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The plan is to deploy a satellite fleet with interconnected communications for defense use by 2029, with Germany’s Hensoldt…