The European Union (EU) is kicking off a new round of competitions for collaborative defense R&D efforts with €1.07 billion ($1.1 billion) in funding for the 2025 European Defense Fund (EDF) work program.

The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters.

The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for more money to go into its defense industrial program to bolster the bloc’s preparedness.

ADS Chief Executive Kevin Craven warned that without an appropriate plan, the UK aerospace sector’s growth potential would remain “untapped.”

Denmark’s political parties have agreed to spend $2 billion on strengthening defense capabilities in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, including Greenland.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said the country would welcome Saudi Arabia into the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).

While the levels of growth are far from spectacular, the increase nonetheless keeps Saudi Arabia's defense budget rising following an extended period of cuts.

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.