Poland is purchasing Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range under a $735 million contract with the United States, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Tuesday. The ministry said the JASSM-ER’s range is about 1,000 kilometers. Deliveries are set to take place in two to four years. “This is strategic equipment for the Polish air force that changes...
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EDA to Focus on Collaborative Defense, Joint Capability Acquisition; Jiri Sedivy Quoted
The European Defence Agency will support the defense ministries of European Union member states in developing and producing defense capabilities under the newly approved 2024 Long-Term Review. The latest LTR, which received the approval of 27 defense ministers at the EDA Steering Board meeting, updates EDA’s core tasks to five, with a focus on joint...
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UK Sends Typhoon Combat Aircraft to Poland for Eucom-Hosted Astral Knight Exercise
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force sent three Typhoon multi-role combat aircraft to Poland for Exercise Astral Knight 24. Over 50 personnel from the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing traveled for the military event from Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in southeastern Romania to the 31st Air Base in Krzesiny, Poland. Astral Knight is part of the Large-Scale...
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Report: Six US Tech Companies Part of NATO’s Initial Accelerator Program
The first cohort of NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic includes six U.S. tech companies, a senior official of the security alliance confirmed. Citing unpublished NATO documents it obtained, DefenseScoop reported that the six are among the 44 companies selected for the effort. Four of the U.S. companies were selected for DIANA’s undersea...
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Romania Wins US Approval to Purchase Tactical Missiles for F-16 Jets
Romania has secured approval from the United States to acquire air-to-air missiles for its F-16 fighters under a proposed foreign military sale worth $340.8 million. On Tuesday, the Department of State endorsed the eastern European country’s request to purchase 300 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles, 40 missile guidance units, 40 captive air training missiles...
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US, Canada Defense Leaders Discuss Efforts to Improve Regional Security
Top defense officials from the United States and Canada discussed ongoing investments, priorities, policies and efforts to address security challenges in the Arctic and North American regions in a meeting at the Pentagon on Monday. Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair informed U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III about Canada’s renewed vision for...
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Canada Commits $76M to Germany’s Initiative Supporting Ukraine
Canada has pledged $76 million to a German initiative to accelerate the delivery of air defense systems to Ukraine. The move is in response to Russia’s aerial attacks targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructures such as hospitals and power plants. The contribution was announced during a bilateral meeting between Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair and...
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German Defense Minister Urges Washington, Berlin to Increase Defense Spending as Russia-Ukraine War Persists
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, has called on Berlin and Washington to increase military-related expenditure to 3 percent of each country’s gross domestic product. During a Thursday speech, Pistorius pointed out that neither the United States nor Germany has solved the challenge of producing ammunition at the pace of need. He hinted that Berlin may...
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Nokia Explores New 5G Opportunities in NATO Military Applications
Nokia executives discussed with Gen. Philippe Lavigne, head of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, several new possibilities for 5G military applications during a recent meeting at the ACT tasked with the alliance’s warfare capability development. According to a statement from the Norfolk, Virginia-based command, Lavigne’s discussions with Tommi Uitto, Nokia Mobile Networks president, and Mike Loomis,...
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Swedish Parliament to Deliberate on Defense Cooperation Agreement With US; Pal Jonson Quoted
The Swedish government has submitted the country’s Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States to the Riksdag for parliamentary approval. The DCA bill seeks to facilitate U.S. military presence in the country and supplement Sweden’s recent NATO accession to strengthen Swedish defense, Stockholm said in a statement. The country’s security policy has fundamentally changed because...