Category: Analysis
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…