Direct-energy Weapons
France’s new laser rifle silently melts electronics at 500 meters
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Air-Launched Weapons
Australia, France, UK, Japan and USA to send experts to India to examine captured Chinese-made PL-15E missile
Australia, France, the UK, Japan and the USA have reportedly expressed strong interest in partnering with India to study debris and the unexploded Chinese-built PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile recovered at multiple locations inside Indian territory. […]
Air Platform
India Signs $7.4 Billion Contract to Purchase 26 Rafale M Fighter Jets
India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale M fighter aircraft worth 630 billion rupees ($7.4 billion) for its navy, the Indian defence ministry said in a statement.India will buy 22 […]
Defense Industry
France Opposed to Deregulating Intra-EU Defense Components Export
Paris has raised its voice against any revision of the current EU rules on export control for defence gear within the EU. To reduce administrative burdens and speed up weapons production, the Commission proposed facilitating […]
Europe
Franco-Italian Horizon Class Destroyers to Receive Hypersonic and BMD Capability
On March 17, 2025, the European Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement (OCCAR) detailed its Business Plan for 2025, outlining its continued management of defense programs with a focus on cost efficiency, performance, and […]
C4iSR
Sweden purchases the Thales GM200 multi-mission compact radar
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Air Platform
Canada plans to buy 72 4.5 generation fighter jets from Sweden or France
Concerns are growing in both Europe and Canada regarding the strategic wisdom of acquiring high-cost U.S. military equipment, like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, especially as Western nations reevaluate their reliance on American defense technology […]
Europe
Turkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production
Companies from Türkiye, Germany, South Korea and France are seeking to establish a partnership with Poland for ammunition production, according to Poland’s Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk. A joint venture, expected to be finalized within […]
Europe
Croatia to purchase 30 French CAESAR 155mm Howitzers
On March 25, 2025, Croatian Minister of Defence Ivan Anušić met in Paris with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu during an official visit to the French Republic. The meeting addressed Croatia’s ongoing […]
Defense Industry
European Union Will Spend $867 Billion on Collective Security and Decoupling American Companies from Europe
As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that U.S. companies will benefit […]