ArianeGroup   Hypersonic   Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Bloomberg • Michael Nienaber

ArianeGroup proposes hypersonic‑capable long‑range ballistic missile to France and Germany

ArianeGroup is in talks with France and Germany to develop a new ballistic missile able to deliver hypersonic warheads at ranges of several thousand kilometres. The proposal is pitched as a sovereign European deep‑strike capability and is currently under discussion with Paris and Berlin.

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Australia opens $253M MQ-4C Triton base at RAAF Tindal to boost northern maritime surveillance

By AeroTime: Australia opens major $253 million drone base at RAAF Tindal for MQ-4C Triton operations, enhancing northern maritime surveillance and defense capabilities.

2026-02-12T03:14:07.077015-08:00
SAAB   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   BAE Systems  
Reuters

Sweden to deploy JAS Gripen fighters to patrol around Iceland and Greenland under NATO Arctic Sentry

By Reuters: Sweden will patrol around Iceland and Greenland with Gripen fighter jets as part of NATO's Arctic Sentry mission, it said on Thursday.

2026-02-12T03:40:06.997548-08:00