When the NATO summit kicks off July 7 in Ankara, there are a couple of things predictably on the agenda—spending commitments and transatlantic tension—but equipment issues also are poised to be front and center.

China conducted a submarine-launched ballistic missile test into the Pacific Ocean, with Australia, Japan and New Zealand among the countries notified shortly before the launch.

Helsinki says it plans to buy Saab RBS 70 NG air defense systems.

Germany plans to build a second Arrow 3 site to bolster the country’s missile defense coverage.

Israel says it has put upgrades of its Iron Dome short-range air defense systems through its paces, including the integration of the laser-based Iron Beam.

The tri-national Global Combat Air Program has emerged as the biggest winner from the UK government's Defense Investment Plan, although the funding comes at the cost of retiring helicopter and intelligence-gathering fleets as the military shifts some of those missions to uncrewed systems.

The U.S. Navy will soon begin soliciting for prototypes of a new family of missile interceptors and related technologies to replace the RTX-built Standard Missile series.

A high-speed, extended-range air intercept missile based on solid fuel ramjet propulsion could soon enter development in Norway.