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Latest Defense Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aug 28, 2026
Aviation Week's Defense Market Analyzer shows the narrowing gap between NATO and U.S. defense spending as a percentage of GDP.
Aug 28, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 28, 2026
The slow decision to move ahead on a future fighter is putting pressure on the F-35 program to perform sustainment.
Aug 28, 2026
Saab is challenging the low-cost, attritable model adopted by Sweden’s allies with a supersonic, survivable complement to Gripen.
Aug 28, 2026
Three new missile program details spell out the Navy’s high- and low-end munitions goals.
Aug 27, 2026
Seoul is exploring pathways to future combat aircraft, but questions about design and propulsion could take years to sort out.
Aug 25, 2026
Taiwanese officials are watching the U.S.-Israel-Iran War closely.
Aug 21, 2026
A NASA-funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically-cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.