Europe Shifts Defense Into High Gear

missile defense interceptor

France, Italy and the UK have agreed to buy more air and missile defense interceptors from the Eurosam joint venture.

Credit: Eurosam
For decades, the principal problem for Europe’s defense industry was a lack of investment. Now the region’s newfound appetite for rearmament is creating a different headache: scaling up fast enough to meet surging demand. Italian aerospace supplier Leonardo will spend the next few months defining...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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