The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Denmark plans to buy Anthem ground-launched cruise missiles, to be built in Germany, and Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35 fleet. Copenhagen says the weapons will expand precision-strike options and strengthen national deterrence and NATO collective defense as the alliance reinforces its Baltic flank.
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Denmark plans to buy Anthem ground-launched cruise missiles, to be built in Germany, and Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35 fleet. Copenhagen says the weapons will expand precision-strike options and strengthen national deterrence and NATO collective defense as the alliance reinforces its Baltic flank.
Portugal has authorized the acquisition of three Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for Greece. The approval advances a deal already approved by the Greek government, which submitted a formal request for the aircraft.
Saab reported third-quarter earnings and revenue above expectations, while new orders more than tripled year over year. The company attributed the surge in part to a deal to supply Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, underscoring the contract’s significance to the Swedish defense group’s order intake.
Denmark says it will acquire Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35 fleet and a new ground-launched munition from a U.S. company. The announcement adds two long-range strike capabilities to Copenhagen’s procurement plans, though the available report does not specify quantities, costs or delivery timelines.
Portugal’s government has approved nearly €590 million to advance a government-to-government sale of three Embraer C-390 Millennium transports to Greece. The funding covers the aircraft, electronic-warfare equipment and associated services, moving the proposed transfer to the Greek Air Force toward completion.
Turkey’s defense ministry says it is awaiting a sale contract and draft training program from Qatar for a planned purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon jets. The first phase is reported to involve 12 aircraft, which would supplement Turkey’s planned acquisition of new-build fighters.
L3Harris received an $876 million undefinitized contract modification to advance the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band program into its next engineering and manufacturing development phase. The pod is part of a new family of jamming equipment for the EA-18G Growler.
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