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Mar 12, 2025
To handle greater challenges in its maritime environment, Singapore looks to field a more capable maritime patrol aircraft to replace its Fokker 50s.
Mar 10, 2025
The Royal Thai Air Force is looking for a tanker platform to refuel Lockheed Martin F-16s and Saab Gripens.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 24, 2025
The Australian army is phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helicopters in favor of the Boeing AH-64E Apache, service officials say.
Mar 24, 2025
Israeli companies will modify 12 Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters ordered by the Israeli air force with avionics and electronic warfare systems.
Mar 24, 2025
MD Helicopters is working on 10 upgrade packages for the MD500 family of turbine-engine light helicopters.
Mar 24, 2025
Boeing's win of the F-47 aircraft contract from the U.S. Air Force is already boosting sentiment in the company while rival Lockheed Martin is taking a hit.
Mar 24, 2025
BAE Systems sees potential in the recently flown STRIX X-wing vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft prototype.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Mar 24, 2025
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Australian government.
Mar 24, 2025
Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.
Mar 24, 2025
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace says a capital raise of around $2.5 billion will fund expansion abroad, such as in Europe where defense spending has increased.
Mar 21, 2025
The Australian government says the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM is now operationally ready for use on its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.
Mar 20, 2025
Saab is gearing up to install a new AI aid on its Gripen E combat aircraft that will assist pilots in beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
Mar 24, 2025
Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.
Mar 24, 2025
L3Harris expects to deliver the first MC-55A Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force this year, after several program delays.
Mar 21, 2025
Taiwan is in the process of gathering information to upgrade the avionics on its 20 Lockheed Martin C-130H military transport aircraft.
Mar 20, 2025
Saab is gearing up to install a new AI aid on its Gripen E combat aircraft that will assist pilots in beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat.
Mar 20, 2025
KAI has also officially named its artificial intelligence (AI) pilot “K-AILOT.”
Supply chain
Mar 24, 2025
Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.
Mar 24, 2025
L3Harris expects to deliver the first MC-55A Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force this year, after several program delays.
Mar 24, 2025
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace says a capital raise of around $2.5 billion will fund expansion abroad, such as in Europe where defense spending has increased.
Mar 24, 2025
Investment in new defense equipment has exploded in Europe, nearly trebling from $60 billion to $175 billion, and this may only be the start.
Mar 21, 2025
Flight autonomy software developer Shield AI closed a $240 million Series F-1 round in March that raised its valuation to $5.3 billion from $2.7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Mar 24, 2025
Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.
Mar 24, 2025
L3Harris expects to deliver the first MC-55A Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force this year, after several program delays.
Mar 24, 2025
Investment in new defense equipment has exploded in Europe, nearly trebling from $60 billion to $175 billion, and this may only be the start.
Mar 21, 2025
Boeing has won a contract to develop the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force which throws a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.
Mar 20, 2025
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.