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Radar Sweep

Europe Can’t Make Ukraine Enough Weapons—So It’s Paying Kyiv to Do It

The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine’s European allies, struggling to produce enough weapons for Kyiv’s war effort, are pioneering a new method: giving Ukrainians money to do it themselves. In the new approach, Europeans are financing Ukrainian government contracts with cash-strapped Ukrainian arms makers to produce equipment for the country’s armed forces, including long-range missiles and drones that can strike Russian territory.

US Responds to Attack on Troops with Strike in Syria

The Hill

U.S. forces on Nov. 26 struck Iranian-aligned militia groups in Syria in retaliation for the fighters attacking American bases. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on the social platform X that it struck a weapons storage facility and that a battle damage assessment was underway to determine the impact of the strike.

Ukraine’s Top Commander Wants New Counteroffensive, Says It’s the Only Path to Victory

The War Zone

Anew counteroffensive is the only way forward to success for Ukraine, the commander of its Armed Forces recently told a small group of milbloggers. “Victory is impossible if the Armed Forces work only in defense,” said Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, according to Ukrainian military journalist Kirill Sazonov’s recent post on Telegram. “We have to seize the initiative and counterattack. We have and we will. Where and who – you will see.”

Embraer Targets Prime Status in US Defense Market

Breaking Defense

Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer has been present in the American defense market for over a decade, with its commercial arm operating in the states even longer. But the company is now seeking to expand its U.S. reach by chasing the coveted status of being a major prime contractor for the Pentagon — and to do so, “all avenues” are at the firm’s disposal, including merger and acquisitions activity, executives recently told Breaking Defense.

As Europe Contemplates a Military Buildup, Space Companies Beg NATO to Change

Defense One

If NATO’s European members are to fully harness commercial-space offerings, the alliance must lower bureaucratic and financial barriers, industry executives say. Several execs spoke to Defense One about the findings of a recent survey by NATO’s Industrial Advisory Group, which sought input from industry to inform the alliance’s effort to develop a commercial-space strategy by next June’s summit.

Chinese Warplanes Track US Navy Aircraft Through the Sensitive Taiwan Strait

The Associated Press

China deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Nov. 26, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan. The U.S. Navy’s 7th fleet said in a statement a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft flew through the strait’s international space “in accordance with international law.”