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DefenseNews.com • Aaron Mehta

Denmark to buy 27 F‑35As and pause overseas deployments — implications for NATO readiness

Denmark has agreed to purchase 27 F‑35A fighters and will pause overseas deployments, a move that strengthens its stealth-capable fleet while temporarily reducing expeditionary contributions. The decision reshapes Copenhagen’s role in NATO air operations, with knock-on effects for training, readiness and sustainment.

2026-03-19T06:50:19.133625-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Middle East   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy   Thales  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

UK orders additional Thales Martlet missiles as counter‑drone demand surges

By FlightGlobal: With demand for air-launched counter-drone capability having spiked due to the conflict in the Middle East, the UK Ministry of Defence is to place a further order for Thales-produced Marlet Lightweight Multirole Missiles.

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2026-03-19T04:19:33.502591-07:00
Space Force   North America   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
Bloomberg • Andreas Kluth

Inside NORAD’s Mountain HQ: How U.S.-Canadian Air Defence Patrols the Arctic

By Bloomberg: Escorting me out of his office, General Gregory Guillot pulls me aside to look at a few photos on the walls. We’re at the Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, which is the headquarters of the American military’s Northern Command and also of the binational US-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command, both of which Guillot oversees.

2026-03-19T04:09:52.483061-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Japan JSM deployment delayed by F-35A software issues

By FlightGlobal: Japan has taken delivery of its first Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs), but the weapons cannot yet be deployed operationally as software integration work on the JASDF's F-35A fighters remains incomplete, the service's chief of staff has confirmed.

2026-03-19T01:09:13.271732-07:00