<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aerospace & Defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerospace & Defence]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/5399a465-5c92-47e0-a4ca-29220636f629</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:21:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/5399a465-5c92-47e0-a4ca-29220636f629?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2025. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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flights]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/71001435-4fd8-49f0-b9ed-bf3a9d48afbc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71001435-4fd8-49f0-b9ed-bf3a9d48afbc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government urged to help private sector fund defence industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Task force led by CBI and Oliver Wyman calls for ‘substantially improved visibility’ through 10-year state investment plan]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/19695ace-523f-4c3d-864f-0ee1f15f1f23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">19695ace-523f-4c3d-864f-0ee1f15f1f23</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s biggest port readies for potential war with Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rotterdam has started reserving space for Nato supply ships and planning military exercises ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0c42af06-2139-4848-a980-b90494794c98</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German business warns army draft would deepen worker shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction of military service would make it harder for companies to recruit workers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ffb549a3-f277-42f0-8c7f-d995c9cc77d8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ffb549a3-f277-42f0-8c7f-d995c9cc77d8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Zelenskyy to discuss pause to US weapons deliveries in call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president also expected to raise subject of future arms sales during planned talks on Friday]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/edac806d-5ece-439f-91a8-9769db5828b6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">edac806d-5ece-439f-91a8-9769db5828b6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:08:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine summons top US diplomat after Washington halts some arms supplies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reduction in weapons shipments makes Kyiv more vulnerable to Russia’s escalating attacks]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b69e327d-95a3-487d-a9b6-6a72ef48ba61</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b69e327d-95a3-487d-a9b6-6a72ef48ba61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:07:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing set to take over Spirit in N Ireland as buyer talks fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal opens prospect of awkward cohabitation between US planemaker and European rival Airbus in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a14a8011-4d26-47f3-89d2-f4c6f735f849</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a14a8011-4d26-47f3-89d2-f4c6f735f849</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:39:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Denmark wants to make the EU both safer and richer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Could popular protests topple Vučić’s government?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1cbad7bc-5cde-403d-aa86-3d2dbad0b676</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1cbad7bc-5cde-403d-aa86-3d2dbad0b676</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacifist Spain looks to build a homegrown defence champion]]></title><description><![CDATA[State-backed Indra searches for deals to expand beyond IT and radar into military hardware amid surge in EU spending]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d7cf9d11-1ddb-406e-94a8-232402560a71</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d7cf9d11-1ddb-406e-94a8-232402560a71</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing appoints new CFO amid turnaround campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Lockheed finance chief will replace Brian West in August]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/44e59cbd-d066-4251-909d-cf63387ea23f</link><guid 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faces battle to overcome defence bureaucracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Size of planned €650bn splurge on military creates huge challenges for Berlin’s cumbersome procurement system]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b5f98fc3-aa10-412d-9a37-435d6bc76ccf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b5f98fc3-aa10-412d-9a37-435d6bc76ccf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan develops suicide drones akin to Ukraine’s to defend against China ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autonomous weapons have same operating and AI strike systems used to target Russian tanks and oil rig]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/23069435-ada0-4494-9ec0-b4730be8a124</link><guid isPermaLink="false">23069435-ada0-4494-9ec0-b4730be8a124</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:44:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babcock shares top FTSE 100 as UK defence contractor raises profit targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[British company reaps benefits of higher military spending amid heightened geopolitical tensions]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ddea4476-eaeb-4df8-8a8f-56a38da44b11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ddea4476-eaeb-4df8-8a8f-56a38da44b11</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:48:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Nato fears the worst as Trump decides on US support for Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Stop diluting the Green Deal, demands EU climate chief ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c28de198-f4fb-4934-8d26-3faa043ba122</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c28de198-f4fb-4934-8d26-3faa043ba122</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air crash tests India’s aviation boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge expansion of airports and infrastructure has created need for stronger oversight and more staff, analysts say]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bcf77cb5-b467-4a21-bbbb-5df715c45310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bcf77cb5-b467-4a21-bbbb-5df715c45310</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:25:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to purchase US jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain will join Nato’s airborne atomic mission in a significant overhaul of the country’s defence strategy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1b779329-18c5-4984-a308-58a2afd12746</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1b779329-18c5-4984-a308-58a2afd12746</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:31:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nato chief Rutte praises Trump for making Europe ‘pay in a BIG way’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president releases flattering message that also hails ‘truly extraordinary’ Iran strikes]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ce9eb7e4-7989-45f6-a3b3-3cdec73a8540</link><guid 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target region’s rising spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[American contractors are setting up partnerships including building supply chains and manufacturing ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/10aba303-87e4-4d54-8216-9e397aa4f8f2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">10aba303-87e4-4d54-8216-9e397aa4f8f2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>