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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
Potential defense headliners in the U.S. and abroad in 2026 feature military leaders and defense industry executives.
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Dec 31, 2025
The Pentagon will provide $18.5 million in funding to Lattice Materials, a manufacturer of advanced defense optics systems.
Dec 31, 2025
TransDigm has signed a definitive agreement with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for Stellant Systems for around $960 million in cash.
Dec 31, 2025
An effort by France, Germany and Spain on their cooperative Future Combat Air System fighter program will continue into 2026.
Dec 31, 2025
LIG Nex1 will develop an electronic warfare aircraft for South Korea's air force.
Dec 31, 2025
The director general of Israel’s Defense Ministry says the country has reverted too soon to a funding mindset that prevailed before the attack by Hamas.
Dec 30, 2025
The Russian military has deployed a nuclear- and Mach 10-capable ballistic missile to Belarus in a move seen by Russian analysts as a warning to the West.
Dec 30, 2025
Saab says it has received an SEK12.3 billion ($1.3 billion) contract from France to finalize Paris’ purchase of two GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
Dec 30, 2025
Airbus and Spain’s Indra have been awarded a study contract to examine options for the domestic development of an airborne signals intelligence platform.