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Latest Defense Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jan 02, 2026
DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.
Jan 02, 2026
Quantum sensors and navigation could be deployed soon while other technologies are years from reality.
Dec 19, 2025
Listen in to the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, where editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.
Dec 19, 2025
Many, though not all, defense technologies are entering 2026 with customer momentum.
Dec 19, 2025
A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.
Dec 19, 2025
Potential defense headliners in the U.S. and abroad in 2026 feature military leaders and defense industry executives.
Dec 19, 2025
Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.