Valerie Insinna

3 days ago | breakingdefense.com | Valerie Insinna |Aaron Mehta

PARIS — European nations are in the process of pouring billions of dollars into their defense budgets, individually and collectively, quickly becoming one of the hottest growth markets for defense on the planet.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Valerie Insinna

PARIS AIR SHOW — International militaries looking to buy the General Atomics YFQ-42 autonomous combat drone won’t have to wait years, as the company is already meeting with potential customers about coproduction and sales, the head of the company’s aeronautics division told Breaking Defense. The two collaborative combat aircraft under development for the US Air Force, which include the YFQ-42 and Anduril’s YFQ-44, have yet to take their first flight.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Valerie Insinna

PARIS AIR SHOW — American defense technology startup Anduril has set its sights on conquering the European market, with the company making its international debut at Paris Air Show this week and announcing a new partnership with German defense firm Rheinmetall.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Aaron Mehta |Valerie Insinna

PARIS AIR SHOW — Embraer this week made news with its C-390 Millennium aircraft, with Portugal adding to its existing buy and the company announcing a new aeromedical evacuation system for the aircraft, with the Netherlands as its launch customer. On Monday, the company announced that Portugal was expanding its C-390 buy by a single aircraft, to be delivered in 2029, bringing their total to six.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Valerie Insinna

PARIS AIR SHOW — Boeing is “very close” to locking in the final design for two new Air Force One jets, with recent changes made to the aircraft’s requirements that could allow it to deliver “years” earlier than previously feared, the head of its defense unit said today. “Over the last four or five months, we’ve made more progress than we’ve made in the last four years.