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Lithuania Fast-Tracks Purchase of U.S.-Made Merops Interceptor Drones

The buy underscores NATO’s shift to cheaper counter-drone defenses proven in Ukraine.

Canada Awards CC-330 Husky Support to L3Harris MAS in $1.1 Billion Deal as Airbus Secures OEM Role

Canada Leases Spaceport Nova Scotia Pad for CA$200 Million to Build Sovereign Launch

Dutch Frigate With Inoperable Gun Deployed to Defend Cyprus, French Carrier

UK to Deploy HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Group to the North Atlantic and High North This Year

UK Commits Over £400 Million in 2026 to Accelerate Long-Range and Hypersonic Weapons

PBO Puts Price of NATO 5% Defence Pledge at $33.5B Annually, Lifting Deficit

Canada Weighs Cutting F-35 Buy as NDP Urges Cancellation and Saab Courts Jobs

UK Awards £40 Million Sonobuoy Contract to Ultra Maritime for Merlin Mk2 Fleet

Lockheed Martin Completes F-16 Block 70 Fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia

Estonian Firm Unveils 'Mark 1' Mini Interceptor to Counter Shahed Drone Swarms

Germany Receives First P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Germany Plans Purchase of 15 More F-35s, Pending Budget Panel Review

UK Flies 12-Hour, 10,000-Mile RAF Patrol Along Russia’s Border With U.S. Support

U.S. P-8 Patrol Planes Based in Oslo Fly Near Kaliningrad

Rutte Pushes NATO Spending and Production Drive in Prague as New Ukraine Aid Flows

UK Warship Exports Build Momentum With Norway Deal as Denmark and Sweden Talks Near Decision

Germany Weighs €25 Billion Tank and Armored Vehicle Purchase

Canada Finalizes Plan for 20% Military Pay Hikes, Expanded Forces and Arctic Upgrades

European Leaders Seek Biden’s Advice as He Writes a Memoir