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Less than two weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-stakes visit to Washington, Beijing reportedly threatened to cancel the planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump if the United States approved further arms sales to Taiwan. Despite the White House’s silence on arms sales, its top envoy to Taipei last week called securing peace in the Taiwan Strait “one of its top priorities” for the United States. Beneath this routine exchange of rhetoric lies a persistent problem: For all the attention Beijing and Washington devote to Taiwan, sustained communication over the issue remains thin. With both sides heralding their own…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — BAE Systems today unveiled Shadow EW, described by the company as a family of electronic warfare payloads, specifically designed for small airborne platforms. BAE said the “solutions provide critical situational awareness and self-defense capabilities, improving mission effectiveness in contested environments” and “support a full range of EW mission applications, including situational awareness, targeting, deception, survivability, and collaborative effects delivery.” “The modern battlefield is changing at an unprecedented pace and all platforms, regardless of size, require adaptable electronic warfare capabilities to survive,” Rebecca Cruz, director of Shadow EW products at BAE Systems, said in a company release.…

Swarm’s Gamera swarming strike and sensing aircraft. Credit: Swarm Aero/GlobeNewswire. Swarm Aero has unveiled Gamera, a Group 5 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed to deliver long-range strike and sensing missions, with a strategic focus on responding to challenges posed by China’s military developments. Announced on 14 September, the new platform represents what Swarm Aero describes as a “clean sheet” design, engineered specifically for large-scale deployment with heavyweight, long-range missile payloads. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The new UAS is reported to carry…

As the weather starts to cool down in the DC-area, AFA’s Air Space & Cyber conference is heating up in National Harbor, Md. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Doug Schiess’s keynote address headlined the second day of the show where he told the audience that about 10 percent of the Space Force’s planned efforts for the months ahead can’t proceed without a new spending bill, or a special congressional carveout. The Breaking Defense team is on the ground covering the event, and you can read our reporting here. And if you missed the show today, below you can find an…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The advance of Chinese and Russian anti-satellite capabilities led the United States to admit it has weapons in space, the Space Force’s top officer said on Tuesday, adding context to Monday’s bombshell revelation by the Air Force secretary.Deterrence remains the Space Force’s goal, but the service will pursue it from a “position of strength,” Gen. Douglas Schiess said during a keynote address at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference here. On Monday, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed the U.S. military has “on orbit, space-control weapons.” Schiess, who took over as chief of space operations less than two weeks…

An inert LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM erected on a test-ped at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: Northrop Grumman. The US Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman have completed the vertical integration of an inert LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The successful stacking of the Sentinel missile, bringing together all propulsion stages, the shroud, and associated components, signals that critical subsystems have been integrated into a full-size configuration. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The achievement…

The SkyStriker system underwent successful live trials earlier this month. Credit: © Elbit Systems Ltd. Diehl Defence and Elbit Systems have demonstrated the operational capabilities of the latter’s SkyStriker loitering munition system in Germany, advancing their partnership aimed at addressing the requirements of the German Armed Forces. The live demonstration took place earlier this month and showcased the SkyStriker’s range, endurance, and a “hand-over” function executed at a distance of 80km. According to the companies, the system was launched from a canister, autonomously reconnoitred, tracked, and engaged a target. During the event, SkyStriker also operated in conjunction with the SkyLark…

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MILAN — Two Italian Eurofighter jets, part of NATO’s Baltic Task Force, destroyed an unidentified drone during the night after it violated Lithuanian airspace, marking the second interception of this kind in a month.  A little after midnight, Italian Eurofighter F-2000 fighter jets scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in northern Lithuania and shot down a hostile drone that had entered the country’s airspace without authorization, according to the Lithuanian Armed Forces. “The Italian crews intercepted the unmanned aircraft, neutralizing it in compliance with the operational procedures established by the Alliance,” the Italian Ministry of Defense wrote on X. The incident marks the…

Denmark’s tank transporter fleet has been developed by Scania and Broshuis. Credit: Broshuis Denmark orders 15 more Broshuis/Scania tank transporters Fleet grows to 60, boosting Leopard 2A7 mobility Part of NATO mobility push and Denmark’s higher defence spend The Danish Armed Forces has placed an order for 15 additional Broshuis Heavy Equipment Trailers (HETs) used to transport Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBT) on road networks, with the trailers set to be delivered later this year. According to a 14 September release, the work is being carried out as a cooperation between Broshuis and Scania, which is responsible for supplying…