Berlin’s reengagement with the F-35 comes as it prepares to make bolder defense commitments prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Price per tail increase likely as negotiations are delayed; Lockheed points to pandemic impacts and inflation.

Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo is planning to invest around €300 million ($328.6 million) annually over the next five years to modernize its production processes and develop new products and technology.

Germany is now set to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to partially replace the country’s aging Panavia Tornado fleet. 

Sweden has joined the growing list of European countries set to hike defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

The first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawks arrived in Japan March 12, more than three years after the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract was signed in November 2018. 

The war in Ukraine could push defense spending to grow annually as fast or faster than GDP for the balance of the 2020s.

Whisper’s quiet drone; Avoiding satellite collision; Refueling in space; Hypersonic funding boost; and Rapid hydrogen refueling.