WARSAW, Poland — U.K. company Babcock International, Sweden’s Saab and Italian Fincantieri have signed deals to boost cooperation with Polish state-run defense group PGZ.
The developments come as Poland’s Ministry of National Defence is accelerating efforts to select new submarines that will expand its capacities in the Baltic Sea’s shallow waters, a program all three companies have shown…
China to parade new missiles in Beijing, including ‘Guam Killer’
September 4, 2025
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Russian and North Korean leaders Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, respectively, joined Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the Tiananmen Square rostrum in Beijing on Sept. 3 to witness a parade vaunting China’s military might.
Among the People’s…
Investors are waking up to the defense sector
September 3, 2025
For too long, there has been a limited investment base in publicly traded defense stocks — even as the benchmark SPADE Defense Index produced a 15-year return of nearly 17% annually.
Many institutional and professional investors remained on the sideline either due to their…
Russia’s ‘Zapad’ drill has Europe on edge about low-key attacks
September 3, 2025
WARSAW, Poland — As Russia and Belarus launch the “Zapad 2025” joint military drill this month, eyeing buildups of military forces along NATO’s eastern borders and direct simulations of attacks on Poland and the Baltic States, the four Eastern European allies are gearing up for the drills of their own in anticipation of low-intensity attacks against their infrastructure.
Estonia, Latvia…
EU sets military spending record, expects more growth in 2025
September 3, 2025
BERLIN — The European Union collectively spent €343 billion ($402 billion) on defense last year, exceeding projections and setting a new record, according to a new report by the European Defense Agency.
The agency said it expected defense spending to increase further in…
Swastikas on some Finland air force flags to be phased out
September 2, 2025
Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies.
The history of the Finnish air force’s use of the swastika, which since the 20th century…
Rocket Lab unveils new pad as firm preps first Neutron rocket launch
September 2, 2025
WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia— As Rocket Lab prepares to roll out its new Neutron rocket as a fresh competitor for military and commercial missions, the firm on Thursday unveiled the launch complex from which the vehicle will fly – possibly by the end of the year.
Housed within the Virginia Space Authority’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, the facility, dubbed Launch Complex 3…
Why is the Army chopping away at its chopper fleet?
September 1, 2025
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For many Americans, the U.S. Army is nearly synonymous with its helicopters. Think of popular…
US Army awards RTX $1.7B for new missile defense radar production
September 1, 2025
The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a $1.7 billion contract to produce a new missile defense sensor that will replace the current Patriot system’s radar, according to an Aug. 28 Pentagon contract announcement.
The contract modification allows the company to build low-rate…
NATO says all allies to meet 2% defense-spending target this year
September 1, 2025
PARIS — NATO said all alliance members will spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense this year, the first time for that to happen since the spending target was set more than a decade ago.
Three countries – Poland, Lithuania and Latvia – are on track to meet a more ambitious target for 3.5% spending, set at a meeting just over two months ago, according to data on allied defense spending…
