Breaking Defense’s 5 most-clicked stories of 2025
From an Army leader’s harsh warning to AFRICOM’s worries, here are a few stories that broke out of containment this year.
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Why a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t impact Swedish Gripen-E delivery times
Sweden’s defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is “looking into” sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.
After NATO ditches E-7A, Saab CEO pushes GlobalEye
Setting out potential production options for a NATO GlobalEye order, Johansson shared that Saab is “investing to deliver more aircrafts per year from the Swedish hub,” or could receive support from French aviation maintenance and modification provider …
Colombia signs $3.6B deal for Gripen fighters
The deal covers 15 Gripen E one-seater aircraft, along with two Gripen F two-seaters and a host of equipment and weapons, the Swedish company announced. Delivery of the jets will take place between 2026 and 2032.
NATO allies cancel E-7A Wedgetail order, eye replacement, says Netherlands
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters today at the alliance’s AWACS main operating base in Geilenkirchen, Germany, that an E-3A Sentry replacement process is “ongoing.”
Ukraine picked the Gripen. Here’s why — and where there may be challenges
“But in the end Ukraine will have a dramatically improved level of air power projection — the likes of which the no one had seen in this part of the world before,” said a Ukrainian defense enterprise executive.
Weapons maker Saab ‘directly linked’ to human rights breach after missile found in South Australian Indigenous area
Lawyer hopes investigation for OECD into 2021 find near Australian military testing range sets precedentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weapons manufacturer Saab was “directly linked” to a human rights violation when a mi…
Germany signs off on $4.4 billion Eurofighter Typhoon deal
The latest Typhoon order is the most lucrative of seven weapon system acquisitions rubber stamped by the budget committee.
Navy preparing for future X-Band Radar competition
The solicitation for fiscal 2026 through 2033 will be to “design the Future X-Band Radar (FXR), and to build, integrate, and test FXR Engineering Development Models (EDMs) and deliver multiple low-rate initial production (LRIP) units,” according to a N…
Swedish defense minister talks post-war, ‘long-term endeavor’ to get Ukraine advanced Gripens
Pål Jonson made it clear that the potential acquisition “depends” on the Ukraine war ending, but Stockholm is also “open” to discussing sending older planes sooner.