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Spurred by Ukraine war, 18 Western countries plan to share remote sensing data
“Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the importance of a persistent space surveillance capability,” said the United Kingdom, as European nations (and Canada) band together.
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The 5 big worries the Commerce Department has about space traffic management
“China is a major space player and will be a major space player. They are not participating in the global dialogue, and in global information sharing on SSA. That’s unsustainable,” said Richard...
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Europe races to push ammo output to new limits as demand from Ukraine soars
Kyiv’s call for 350,000 artillery shells a month shows demand has effectively doubled since a Ukrainian official said in June that its armed forces were expending between 5,000 to 6,000 artillery...
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13-member European consortium completes unmanned ground system project
Estonia-based Milrem Robotics led the $39 million project involving twelve other entities from seven countries.
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MBDA debuts European hypersonic interceptor concept Aquila
MBDA company executives told media that the Aquila concept has support from partner nations France, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands, who will be collectively responsible for agreeing on a final...
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Naval surveillance to EW: European Union approves nearly $1 billion to fund...
Air, naval and space-based early warning projects are among the most high-profile efforts to receive funding.
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For its own long-term security, US must support a more autonomous European...
Analyst Joshua Huminski argues the US should push Europe to become more independent in the defense space, even at the expense of American defense contractors and American influence on the continent...
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EU embraces Biden administration’s limited ASAT test ban as UN meeting looms
The EU move, which comes in the run up to the final meeting of the UN working group to prevent space threats at the end of the month, brings the number of countries supporting the limited ASAT testing...
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NATO predicts Turkey delivering ‘speedy’ ratification for Sweden’s alliance...
As Sweden moves ever closer to joining NATO, both it and the alliance are reserving judgment on who or what caused damage to a telecommunications cable that runs between Sweden and Estonia, until an...
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Production and politics: The twin concerns that could derail arming Ukraine
Last week’s European Council meeting in Brussels ended with a pledge that Ukraine will “remain a priority,” but there are fissures, both political and logistical, in Kyiv’s support.
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First European Union space defense strategy calls for better threat response...
The European Council’s decision document on the new space security and defense strategy also cites the need for the EU to maintain the “technical sovereignty” of its space industrial base and supply...
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EU agrees to $54B economic package for Ukraine to deliver...
European Council documents show that the funding, allocated to support reconstruction and boost immediate economic needs, is split between €33 billion ($36 billion) in loans and €17 billion ($18...
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European Commission’s first industrial strategy aims to break US dependence,...
The strategy may include strong language about guarding against the threat from Moscow, but it also acknowledges a long — and pricey — road ahead for Europe’s defense industry.
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Coproduction in Ukraine too hard? Here’s a solution: Build in NATO
In this op-ed, Kateryna Bondar argues coproduction in NATO countries could help Ukraine receive the defense materiel it needs while providing benefits to the host countries.
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Czech PM bullish on ammo plan for Ukraine, envisions 1.5 million rounds in a...
“The purpose of our initiative is to find ammunition on the world markets, to negotiate the financing and to potentially negotiate deliveries to Ukraine,” said Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
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