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Spain has no interest in the American F-35 fighter jet and is solely committed to the Future Combat Air System that it is pursuing with France and Germany, a defense spokeswoman told Reuters.

Since Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood took over the U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, he's overseen the Pentagon's attempt to build the U.S. hypersonic weapons industrial base, begun fielding hypersonic launchers and other equipment to the first unit to receive the capability and has started building out the first battery of a laser-weapon equipped Stryker combat vehicle.

The Affinity Flying Training Services consortium has been awarded a £65 million ($88 million) contract to operate an additional four Beechcraft T-6 Texan II turboprop training aircraft for the UK's Military Flying Training System.

The company fired the drone’s afterburning engine during a ceremony in Atlanta.

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Fabien Gouttefarde, député de l'Eure, membre de la Commission de la défense et des forces armées, publie une analyse dans La Tribune. Il appelle à poursuivre l'effort budgétaire en faveur des armées au-delà de 2025, ainsi qu'à prolonger l'action engagée par Emmanuel Macron en faveur de l'autonomie stratégique européenne. « L'effort budgétaire doit se poursuivre. La marche dite des 3 Md€, bien que haute, devra être franchie pour poursuivre le cycle entamé de réparation de nos armées. Je propose qu'elle se poursuive, en 2026 et 2027 », déclare-t-il. La Tribune du 9 novembre

Spain has two aircraft in mind to replace over 70 EF-18A fighter jets, and while the program has yet to formally begin, the informal competition between the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-35 is just getting hotter.

The Spanish air force's top military official wants his country to invest more in its military apparatus, to be able to defend itself at home and contribute to its international partnerships.

Oslo-based KLP said it made the decision after reviewing companies that may violate its guidelines on weapons.