Where is the next technological edge in defense to be found? Is it in autonomous aircraft, fast rotorcraft, responsive launchers, brain-inspired computers or somewhere else?

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The renewal of Germany’s rotary-wing fleet is being given a top priority as the country resumes spending on defense equipment. Officials have been charged with closing an €8 billion ($10 billion) deal, pending since March 2013, with Airbus Helicopters.

According to company officials, the T-X Hawk is likely to feature an F-35-style single screen display in both the front and rear cockpits. It will also have a structurally different wing with fewer pylons—five instead of the current seven

Budget restrictions almost brought Israel Defense Force investments to a standstill in 2014, and 2015 is not looking much brighter.

As the French armed forces take on new overseas contingencies, the defense ministry battles budget challenges on the homefront.

Overall, European Union defense spending has been declining in real terms for eight years, despite an increasingly bellicose Russia