Airbus has revealed that a ‘regulated compromise’ will be required in order to prevent German domestic industry suffering ‘lasting harm’ if plans to buy US-made fighter jets are made final.
The comments came after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the German defence minister, presented a long-awaited Tornado replacement procurement plan to parliament, proposing the acquisition of a mixed fleet of 93 Eurofighter Typhoons, alongside 45 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and E/A-18G Growlers.
The inclusion of US-manufactured fighters had been known as a likely choice by the German MoD for many weeks, but Kramp-Karrenbauer justified this by explaining that a ‘bridge technology’
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Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.
The UK’s National Security Strategy brings together the recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Strategic Security Review, AUKUS Review and Industrial and Trade Strategies. At the same time, the UK made a commitment to reach defence spending of 5% of GDP by 2035 and Germany committed to 3.5% by 2029.
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
Holographic and 3D technologies have been lauded by some for their ability to provide technical and operational advantages for military training and planning. But is the hype truly justified?
Shephard talked to multiple experts about the most pressing concerns and considerations regarding the air defence system advocated by President Trump.
While industry reception to the SDR has been positive, questions still remain from analyst and trade associations about what this could mean for future investment and the future UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
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