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Responding to threats to European and NATO security, nations are buying fifth-generation fighters and standoff weapons.

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The company also is providing a ground system for the sensors that could provide data about interference threats to users across the Defense Department and Intelligence Community, said Josh Hartman of GEOST’s parent firm.

“My instinct is that this tank needs to be able to survive close combat with adversaries at 100 meters,” said Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, director of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team.

“We’re still hopeful of having first flight this year,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “If I were to say it will, I would be making a very specific prediction, and I never do that about an acquisition program for something that hasn’t happened yet.”

In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, CEO Michael Johansson said he and other European industry leaders also need “clearer objectives” and coordination from NATO and European governments amid the widespread push for munitions.

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Saltzman cautioned that the service is unlikely to “go from ‘eat before reading’ classification to unclassified.”

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“The [collaboration] agreement reflects positive momentum and strong trilateral cooperation, and will involve the industry partners maturing integration, collaboration and sharing of information towards the next phase of GCAP,” the companies said.

Amid larger competitors, Israeli firm SpearUAV is focused on drones to help “maneuvering forces.”

The latest munitions package is in line with the British Army’s wider ambition of undertaking an extensive modernisation campaign based on a budget of £41 billion ($51 billion) over 10 years. 

Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta and Michael Marrow discuss the top news from the second day of the Air and Space Forces Association’s annual conference.

A collection of photos from the second day of the Air and Space Forces Association conference.