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Mar 12, 2024
The U.S. Air Force has pushed back the in-service date by about another year for the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk to 2028.
Feb 24, 2024
The negotiations began after a Feb. 19 demonstration of the turboprop-powered A-29 at Accra Airbase attended by top Ghanaian Armed Forces officials.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 18, 2024
U.S. startup Electra.aero has received a $1.9 million U.S. Army contract that funds powered wind tunnel testing of its planned hybrid-electric STOL aircraft.
Apr 18, 2024
South Korea is working to establish its own F-35 MRO depot at Cheongju AB by 2027.
Apr 17, 2024
As the U.S. Air Force continues the planned retirement of its A-10 attack jet fleet, the service secretary says one country has reached out with some interest to obtain the aircraft.
Apr 17, 2024
French defense contractor Turgis Gaillard has begun initial ground tests of its Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Apr 16, 2024
The F-35 Joint Program Office is now targeting acceptance of a long-awaited avionics upgrade for July.
Space
Apr 12, 2024
Smotr-V will be Russia’s highest-resolution commercial satellite.
Apr 12, 2024
China has suggested that it is open to providing commercial communication lunar relay services for missions on the far side of the moon.
Apr 11, 2024
Initially scheduled for April 9, the mission was postponed twice.
Apr 11, 2024
Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.
Apr 11, 2024
The first agreement focuses on a large radio frequency antenna in Norway’s northern territory.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Apr 14, 2024
An Israeli Defense Forces spokesman said within three hours of the strikes unfolding that most of incoming rounds had been shot down.
Apr 12, 2024
The UK Defense Ministry is to accelerate the development of the DragonFire laser weapon system for installation and operation on British warships.
Apr 11, 2024
Switzerland’s Federal Council has given the green light for the country to join the European Sky Shield Initiative to strengthen ground-based air defenses.
Apr 09, 2024
The purchase would allow Ukraine to import services including engineering and integration for communications and interoperable systems.
Apr 09, 2024
Boeing has displayed a model of an armed variant of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker featuring two Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASMs.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
Mar 08, 2024
The announcements came during a visit by Defense Minister Bill Blair to CFB Trenton, the main operating base for the CE-145C Vigilance and a hub for CC-330s.
Mar 07, 2024
A new U.S. Army cross-functional team will be created to usher in a new stratospheric layer of aerial sensing platforms.
Mar 06, 2024
Palantir will build 10 prototypes of the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground stations.
Mar 04, 2024
Emirati defense group Edge has teamed with Spain’s Indra to create a “major industry player” in the development and production of radar systems in the UAE.
Feb 20, 2024
The members of the North Atlantic Council have jointly agreed to a report by national armament directors from NATO countries.
Supply chain
Mar 06, 2024
Engineered parts provider Barnes Group has settled with an activist hedge fund and will change its board of directors.
Mar 05, 2024
The plan also includes the creation of a European Defense Industry Program.
Mar 04, 2024
A Boeing acquisition of all or part of Spirit AeroSystems could be, if consummated, a surprise coup for the former’s defense business.
Mar 02, 2024
The move would secure Lockheed’s new-space supplier while putting an end to a dramatic couple of years for the space upstart.
Mar 01, 2024
The public-private fellowship partnership placed officers, enlisted personnel and DOD civilians into startups, accelerators and venture capital firms.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Apr 16, 2024
The American military engages targets first with the longest-range interceptor available—the most effective, but also the most costly, a Pentagon official says.
Apr 16, 2024
When the Air Force rolled out its 2025 budget request, Secretary Kendall warned due to spending constraints, the service is not moving as quickly as needed.
Apr 15, 2024
U.S. aircraft and ships took down scores of drones and missiles, including several before they were launched in Yemen, as part of the broad defense of Israel.
Apr 15, 2024
Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft “destroyed a number” of Iranian one-way attack drones used in Tehran’s direct attack on Israel.
Apr 15, 2024
Traditionally when increased regional tensions and high oil prices coincide, defense spending in the Middle East and North Africa tends to see robust growth.