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When EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Brussels on June 29, the encounter could easily be read as another episode in Europe’s growing anxiety over Chinese economic pressure. In 2025, China’s goods trade surplus with the EU reached roughly 360 billion euros, and by early 2026 the imbalance was still widening. Šefčovič himself warned after the Brussels talks that rising Chinese exports to Europe, combined with shrinking European market share in China, were “not sustainable.” Yet the meeting also revealed why Europe’s China debate is about more than trade. The new EU-China consultation mechanism…

Kris Osborn, Warrior Maven Decoupling software from hardware allows the Pentagon to rapidly upgrade stealth bombers and fighters, breaking proprietary barriers to ensure seamless data… Source link

The Breaking Defense team is on the ground in the United Kingdom to bring you the latest news from the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow. Look below to see some of what’s on display this year. And be sure to check Breaking Defense’s full coverage of Farnborough 2026 here. Air demonstrations are a key part of the Farnborough experience. (Breaking Defense) VIPs got to sit in the cockpit of the GCAP model during the Farnborough airshow. A joint British-Italian-Japanese next-gen fighter program, GCAP is the star of the event. (Breaking Defense) The main event hall at the Farnborough International Airshow welcomes guests.…

Linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, the Five Eyes is a club that plays in a league of its own.  Starting in the middle years of the 20th century, the intelligence agencies of the five nations have shared – or pooled – much of their work, everything from cryptoanalysis to cybersecurity.   Although the U.S. agencies are dominant, the arrangement works because it enables each partner to collect and analyze far more information than it could have alone. It also works because of a high degree of mutual trust – the belief that your partners…

B. Everstine, AvWeek Lockheed Martin on July 20 announced at the Farnborough Airshow it will produce a new, cheaper Patriot PAC-3… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps has tapped defense technology company Allen Control Systems’ Bullfrog M240 autonomous weapon for the service’s Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System (L-MADIS). L-MADIS is part of the service’s Ground Based Air Defense program (GBAD). Similar to the larger Marine Air Defense Integrated System, which is mounted on two Joint Light Tactical Vehicles that work in tandem to detect and counter aerial threats, L-MADIS is comprised of two Polaris MRZR all-terrain vehicles. One functions as the command unit and the other is outfitted with an electronic warfare suite to deter drone threats.  The Bullfrog M240, which…

Australia’s climate mobility pact with Tuvalu is often presented as a humane answer to a problem international law has barely begun to confront: how to give people a safe, orderly choice to move before their homeland becomes unliveable. The first year of the Falepili Mobility Pathway has exposed a harder question. What happens when an escape route begins drawing workers out of a fragile state faster than that state can replace them? The Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty, signed in 2023 and in force since August 2024, created a pathway for up to 280 Tuvaluans annually to receive permanent residence in…

Octavian Manea, Small Wars Journal How would we define the contemporary Russian way of war? Source link

As armed forces increasingly prioritize autonomy, operational flexibility and decision superiority, the focus of uncrewed aviation is shifting beyond platforms toward the mission systems they carry. At Farnborough International Airshow, ASELSAN is demonstrating this transformation through a comprehensive portfolio of electro-optical systems, radars, electronic warfare payloads and precision-guided munitions designed for both current and next-generation UAVs. The company’s exhibit reflects a broader industry trend: operational effectiveness is increasingly determined by the integration of sensing, electronic warfare, communications and precision engagement capabilities within a single mission ecosystem. Radar technologies form a cornerstone of ASELSAN’s airborne portfolio. At Farnborough, the company is…

LONDON—Sweden’s military just launched its first satellite in May, but its top space officer is already worried that bottlenecks at U.S. and European launch facilities could slow the development of urgently needed orbital capabilities.The satellite, built by Planet Labs and launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB, California, went up four years ahead of schedule because of the “severe security situation,” Swedish Armed Forces Rear Adm. Anders Sundeman, the country’s space chief, told reporters during a media event here. “Time is of essence.”As Sweden looks to grow its space assets, it will need to rely on U.S.…