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Poland’s President Vetoes EU Defense-Loan Law as Tusk Vows Workaround

The decision halts Poland’s path to about €44 billion in low‑interest EU SAFE loans central to its defense build‑up.

Five European Powers Launch LEAP to Build Low-Cost Air-Defense Drones and Weapons

Franco-German FCAS Fighter Plan Frays as Berlin Questions Jet and Airbus Backs Two-Track Option

Dutch Defense Official Floats ‘Jailbreaking’ F-35 Software if U.S. Cuts Off Support

FCAS Stalls as Airbus Weighs Solo Jet and Saab Courts Germany

German Industry Leaders Press FCAS Split as Macron Moves to Save the Fighter Program

Startup Hypersonica Claims Mach 6 Test in Norway, a First for Private European Hypersonics

Macron Reasserts Backing for SCAF, to Press Merz on Fighter Program

FCAS Fighter Program Teeters as Germany Weighs Exit and GCAP Option

Queen Máxima Begins Dutch Army Reserve Training After Royal Decree

Kallas Urges a 'More European' NATO, Intensifying Rift Over Rutte's Defense Warning

Spain Finalizes Order for 100 Airbus Helicopters Under National Helicopter Plan

FCAS Future Fighter Seen as 'Very Unlikely' After Ministers' Talks Fail

FCAS Crisis Deepens as Dassault Questions Project and Demands Fighter Lead

No Deal After Berlin FCAS Talks as Decision Moves to Leaders

France, Germany and Spain Set Dec. 11 Talks to Break FCAS Deadlock

UK–EU SAFE Talks Collapse, Britain Restricted to Third‑Country Access

France Launches 10-Month Voluntary Military Service for 2026 as Italy Prepares Its Own Reserve Plan

Merz, Macron Promise Year-End FCAS Decision to Steady Next-Gen Fighter Program

Germany Adds €150 Million to PURL Arms Package for Ukraine as Nordic-Baltic $500 Million Move Advances