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Breaking Defense • Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Tim Martin

NATO launches pooled A400M fleet and selects Saab GlobalEye as E-3 AWACS successor; allies also line up Triton and A400M multina

At the Ankara summit, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the Alliance is establishing a pooled Airbus A400M transport fleet and confirmed Saab GlobalEye as the replacement for the aging E-3 AWACS fleet, with talks planned for up to ten aircraft. Separate efforts are also underway to buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton drones and to build a High Visibility multinational A400M project involving Belgium, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the UK.

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2026-07-07T00:45:35.454324-07:00
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Bloomberg

China’s ICBM Tests Point to New Normal Rattling the Pacific

By Bloomberg: China’s test this week of a submarine-fired ballistic missile may mark the beginning of more regular Pacific launches as the country advances its arsenal for delivering nuclear warheads, unsettling governments already wary of Beijing’s military buildup.

2026-07-07T03:44:40.909744-07:00
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Reuters • Sabine Siebold

US in talks on Europe missile co-production, source says

By Reuters: The U.S. is in talks with Germany and other European nations about establishing co-production of Raytheon's ​AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles and a maintenance facility for ‌Lockheed's PAC-3 Patriot missiles in Europe, a source told Reuters.

2026-07-07T00:15:50.922677-07:00
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Reuters • Saurabh Sharma

Indonesia to buy BrahMos missiles, Indian govt official says

By Reuters: India will supply BrahMos supersonic ​cruise missiles and Astra air-to-air missiles to Indonesia, an Indian government official said on Tuesday, as ‌Indian Prime Minister Nahrendra Modi started a two-day visit to Jakarta.

2026-07-06T23:45:15.541394-07:00