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Europe Fractures on Sixth-Generation Fighter as FCAS Collapses and GCAP Surges Ahead
In the span of a month, the West’s sixth-generation fighter effort split in two. The Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program collapsed after nine years without a…
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Russia and China Field Combat-Proven Hypersonic Weapons the West Cannot Intercept
Russia’s Oreshnik and Avangard, China’s DF-27 and DF-17, and Iran’s Fattah-2 have carried hypersonic weapons from the test range into combat, and no fielded…
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Gulf Interceptor Shortage Deepens as Iran War Drains Patriot and THAAD
Months of intercepting Iranian missiles and drones have drained US and Gulf air defense stocks faster than industry can rebuild them, reshaping procurement and…
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Ukraine Defense Industry Hits $55 Billion Capacity as Wartime Exports Begin
Ukraine’s projected defense capacity has reached $55 billion for 2026, 55 times its pre-invasion size, built on 160-plus FPV drone makers. With domestic orders…
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European Rearmament: €800B Plan Meets a Lagging Industrial Base
Europe’s largest military buildup since the Cold War is anchored by the EU’s €800 billion Readiness 2030 plan and Germany’s budget surge. But committed…
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South Korea’s K9 Wins First US Army Howitzer Deal Over Western Primes
South Korea’s K9 beat every major Western prime to win the US Army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon program, extending an export run that reshaped European…
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Japan Dismantles Postwar Arms Export Ban with $7.1B Mogami Deal
Within two years, Japan reached the world’s third-largest defense budget and broke its postwar arms-export taboo. The $7.1B Mogami frigate deal with Australia and…
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Turkish Arms Exports Hit $10 Billion as F-35 Impasse Caps NATO Ambitions
Türkiye closed 2025 with $10.05 billion in defense exports, up 48 percent, with more than half reaching NATO and EU buyers. But the KAAN…
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China’s Navy Buildup: Mass and Missiles vs Western Naval Superiority
The People’s Liberation Army Navy is now the world’s largest by hull count, and the Pentagon expects 435 ships by 2030. This assessment weighs…
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Golden Dome Missile Defense Nears First Space Tests as FY27 Cliff Looms
The Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense program nears its first space-based interceptor tests before 2027, but a fiscal 2027 funding cliff tied to stalled…
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US Navy Trump-Class Battleship Carries $275B Price Tag as Doubts Mount
A new Congressional Budget Office estimate puts the US Navy’s proposed Trump-class battleship at $275 billion for 15 nuclear-powered hulls, with the lead ship…
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US Navy Nears F/A-XX Program Award: Boeing vs Northrop Grumman
The US Navy will soon name Boeing or Northrop Grumman to build the F/A-XX, its sixth-generation carrier fighter. The real story is an industrial…