Onera, France’s DARPA, bets on Espadon hypersonic fighter concept for 2050 flight
An Espandon model has already undergone wind tunnel testing, but the end goal of developing an aircraft capable of flying “beyond Mach 5” won’t happen for decades.
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Ireland ‘playing with fire’ for opening debate on military neutrality, says president
Michael D Higgins says government risks burying country in other people’s agendas amid ‘drift’ towards NatoIreland’s president has rebuked the government for launching a debate about the country’s longstanding military neutrality and the possibility of…
Opinion – Estonia’s Kaja Kallas for NATO Secretary-General?
Kallas is well positioned to lead the alliance into the next stage of what is likely to be a protracted struggle with its original adversary.
Lack of consensus on next Nato chief could lead to Stoltenberg staying on
Disagreement over possible successors may mean secretary general is asked to remain in role at next month’s summit in LithuaniaPolitical disagreements, vetoes and personal reluctance make it increasingly likely that the Nato secretary general, Jens Sto…
NATO finalizing new Ukraine Council to draw Kyiv ‘politically closer’ to alliance
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explicitly ruled out Ukraine being offered an invitation to join at the forthcoming Vilnius Summit, but reaffirmed that Russia does not “get a veto.”
Canada to add 15 Leopard tanks, 130 troops to NATO battlegroup in Latvia
Canada already leads a 10-country NATO battlegroup in Latvia and negotiations are underway to grow that force to a battle-ready brigade.
FCAS? SCAF? Tempest? Explaining Europe’s sixth-generation fighter efforts
In which the Breaking Defense team attempts to explain the differences between the UK-led FCAS, the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS, the UK-Italian-Japanese GCAP and all the other sixth-generation fighter development efforts in Europe.
Inside NATO’s plans to rev up an ‘innovation engine’ for dual-use technologies
Deeph Chana said that NATO is “very explicitly encouraging startups to have applications in the more traditional tactical military domain, as well as…in a sort of civil space, such that they have a diverse opportunity for revenue which we t…
Could there be a new NATO chief? Stoltenberg leaves open idea of staying
NATO has struggled to find a successor who could win the necessary consensus among its 31 members, stretching from the United States through Europe to Turkey.
Airbus says extra development needed for US-made, armed AH-125 helicopter
Airbus have brought the new helicopters to market in a bid to “capture advantages of the US export system” and the Foreign Military Sales process, said Scott Tumpak, vice president of military helicopters at Airbus US.