Europe   North America   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

NATO defence spending tops $1.4T as all military-capable members hit 2% GDP target; non‑US contributions surge 20%

NATO's Secretary General Annual Report, released 26 March, shows alliance members spent more than $1.4 trillion on defence last year and, for the first time, all military-capable NATO nations across its 32 members met the 2% of GDP baseline. Non‑US contributions rose about 20%.

2026-03-26T11:45:40.652764-07:00
Accident   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Near-Miss With Iranian SAM Underscores MANPADS Risk to 'Epic Fury' Operations

By The War Zone: Even in lower-threat coastal areas, MANPADS are a real risk to lower-flying aircraft, and true air supremacy across Iran still isn't a reality. The Pentagon denies the U.S.

Also: worldwarwings.com
2026-03-26T10:58:12.993117-07:00
North America   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Associated Press

Explosive device left outside MacDill AFB gate; siblings charged as one suspect flees to China

By Associated Press: A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. U.S.

2026-03-26T10:20:17.049557-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Japan’s TerraDrone launches defence unit targeting military business

By FlightGlobal: Japanese manufacturer of civil uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) TerraDrone is launching a foray into the defence market, citing an “increasingly unstable” geopolitical environment and rapid rise of drones as military weapons.

2026-03-26T09:56:03.316533-07:00
AI   Europe   Space Defense & Militarization   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   Defense Policy  
SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

Space Café Radio: Major General Armin Fleischmann on How Space, Data and AI Are Transforming Warfare

By SpaceWatch Global: In this episode of Space Café Radio, host Torsten Kriening speaks with Major General Armin Fleischmann, Head of Planning for Cyber and Information Domain (CID) and Digitalization of the Bundeswehr, about how modern warfare is being fundamentally transformed by space, data, and artificial intelligence.

2026-03-26T09:18:20.194916-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

US weighs diverting Ukraine-bound interceptors to Middle East amid Iran-related operations

By AeroTime: The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect air defense interceptors from NATO's PURL program for Ukraine to the Middle East as Iran operations strain stocks.

2026-03-26T07:31:30.062613-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

MBDA: Remote carrier development progressing despite FCAS programme turbulence

By FlightGlobal: A three-nation European activity to develop a future class of remote carrier vehicles is making solid progress despite the challenges affecting the partner countries’ broader Future Combat Air System (FCAS) effort, complex weapons specialist MBDA’s chief executive says.

2026-03-26T08:00:19.751338-07:00