Thales 2025 results: defense and avionics lift sales to €22.1B
Thales reported full-year 2025 sales of €22.136 billion, up 8.8% organically, driven by sustained demand in defense, avionics,…
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US tankers depart Spain after bases prohibited from being used for strikes against Iran
At least 15 US military aircraft have departed two American-operated bases in southern Spain after Spain said the facilities cannot be used to support attacks…
Qatar says its air force shot down two Iranian Su-24 tactical bombers
Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said its armed forces shot down two Iranian Sukhoi Su-24 tactical bombers, marking one of the…
Macron outlines expanded European role for France’s nuclear deterrence
Speaking from the Île Longue naval base in western France, the home port of the country’s nuclear-armed ballistic-missile…
Leonardo’s new $1.3B UK contract for military helicopters secures Yeovil future
Leonardo UK has landed a billion-dollar contract with the British government to build 23 new medium-lift helicopters (NMH)…
Zelenskyy: No request from Starmer for Ukraine experts to counter Iranian drones
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has not received a direct request after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly announced the…
Two drones aimed at UK bases in Cyprus destroyed; Greece to deploy F-16 jets
Two unmanned aircraft heading toward the UK’s sovereign base areas in Cyprus were intercepted on March 2, 2026,…
CENTCOM: Three US Air Force F-15Es downed over Kuwait in friendly fire
US Central Command said three US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle strike fighters flying in support of Operation…
UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus hit by drone strike, no casualties reported
The UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike shortly after midnight local…
US Air Force F-15E crashes in Kuwait, crew survives: video
A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet reportedly crashed in Kuwait on March 2, 2026, with online footage…
Afghanistan says it repelled Pakistan’s jets near Bagram air base
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities claimed on March 1, 2026, to have thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air…
Belgium, France use NH90 helicopters to board sanctioned ‘shadow fleet’ tanker
Belgian Special Operations Forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the North Sea overnight in an operation that…
Sweden says drone near carrier Charles de Gaulle launched from Russian spy ship
Sweden’s armed forces have said they have confirmed that a drone neutralized near the French aircraft carrier Charles…
US military transport crew injured in roadway takeoff incident in Philippines
A US military transport aircraft struck a concrete barrier while attempting to take off from a roadway in…
US Embassy urges staff to leave Israel while commercial flights still available
The US Embassy in Jerusalem is urging non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel while commercial…
US military laser downs CBP drone near Texas border, lawmakers say
According to congressional aides and US lawmakers, a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone was mistakenly shot down by a US…
Russian drone reportedly approached French carrier Charles de Gaulle in Malmö
A suspected Russian drone approached the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while it was docked in…
Ursa Major pitches affordable HAVOC hypersonic missile for air, land and sea
Ursa Major has announced a new hypersonic weapon concept it calls the HAVOC Missile System, describing it as…