Weapons manufacturers should be treated as critical infrastructure, a top executive at KNDS tells POLITICO.

PARIS — France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet, an Elysée official told reporters on Friday. “We’re both looking for aircraft that are …

Paris retreating from the alliance is no longer a remote prospect. But it’s a move that would cost both France and its allies.

The joint drill comes as European governments question how long they can continue to rely on the U.S. for their security.

The NATO chief wants to build the transatlantic military industrial complex, but the EU is backing its own companies.

They are also considering references to the U.S. war in Iran as part of the draft summit declaration, NATO diplomats told POLITICO.

Europeans should not try to replace all of the expensive kit supplied by America, French Deputy Defense Minister Alice Rufo tells POLITICO.

Paris and Berlin are pulling the plug on a key defense program in a decision likely to tarnish French President Emmanuel Macron’s legacy.

Gen. Fabien Mandon also acknowledged France might fall behind Germany as Berlin boosts defense spending.

National Rally amendments to the French updated military planning law give a detailed glimpse into their defense ideas.

However, Paris is still unlikely to reach NATO’s 2035 spending target of 3.5 percent of GDP.

‘If you don’t have artificial intelligence in your systems, you actually don’t have an army,’ says Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch.

Disruptors are looking to snatch lucrative defense ministry contracts from established firms.

Disruptors are looking to snatch lucrative defense ministry contracts from established firms.

Paris is also mulling the development of a new tank, according to a draft military planning law seen by POLITICO.

Top U.S. officials have stepped up warnings to military allies, who are refusing American requests to help out with the Iran war and its consequences.

France is looking at cheaper options to take down Iranian drones, the country’s deputy air force chief tells POLITICO.

France is looking at cheaper options to take down Iranian drones, the country’s deputy air force chief tells POLITICO.

French PM Sébastien Lecornu also announces €8.5 billion for munitions by 2030 and a new platform to buy missiles, shells and drones in bulk.

French PM Sébastien Lecornu also announces €8.5 billion for munitions by 2030 and a new platform to buy missiles, shells and drones in bulk.

Top military officers warn Russia could attack NATO territory by the end of the decade.

The French president urges companies to invest before signing contracts, but firms want deals first.

The Future Combat Air System project has stalled because the French and German contractors don’t see eye to eye.

The U.S. and Gulf countries are fighting Iranian strikes mainly with Patriot PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles.

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The French president pointed to threats from Russia and China as well as changing U.S. defense priorities as reasons for the atomic buildup.

A top Polish official called into question a core financing instrument designed to boost the European Union’s defense capabilities, saying the €150 billion ($177 billion) loans-for-weapons program ris...

EU allies — most importantly Germany — are warming to the French president’s offer of nuclear protection, but Macron is running out of time to deliver a major strategic shift.

EU allies — most importantly Germany — are warming to the French president’s offer of nuclear protection, but Macron is running out of time to deliver a major strategic shift.

Arms control treaties are expiring and countries are looking to develop their own arsenals in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, a French official tells reporters.

Minister McEntee Confirms France as Preferred Partner for Armoured Fleet Programme

In previously unreported remarks, the U.S. administration warned Brussels that it will retaliate if Europeans “strong-arm American companies out of the market.”

France’s president says Europeans need to standardize their warplanes, while the German chancellor is open to having two different models.

“This isn’t a political quarrel. We have a real problem in the requirement profile. And if we can’t solve that, then we can’t maintain the project,” says German chancellor.

This year’s Munich Security Conference was milder than last year’s, but Donald Trump has fundamentally changed transatlantic ties.