Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 28, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
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
The slow decision to move ahead on a future fighter is putting pressure on the F-35 program to perform sustainment.
Aug 27, 2026
Seoul is exploring pathways to future combat aircraft, but questions about design and propulsion could take years to sort out.
Aug 21, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter deployment to Australia has revealed a reality: If it wants to get into the fight quickly, it needs support from allies.
Aug 28, 2026
The U.S. Navy will station the E-130J Take Charge and Move Out nuclear command and control aircraft and its training unit at a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina, according to a new solicitation.
Aug 28, 2026
Russia says it is starting series production of a new counter-drone radar system optimized to detect swarms of uncrewed aircraft.
Aug 28, 2026
Saab has flown the first two-seat Gripen F, beginning flight testing ahead of delivery to Brazil.
Aug 28, 2026
UK invests £6 million in Blakcro’s powered paraglider, advancing covert troop insertion and autonomous logistics capabilities.
Aug 28, 2026
South Korea’s effort to complete development of the K-LUCAS loitering munition by September has encountered a setback after two systems crashed seconds after launch during naval testing from the helicopter assault ship ROKS Marado.
Aug 27, 2026
A corrected Navy solicitation moves the start of GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian leasing from 2028 to 2027.
Aug 27, 2026
The Swiss government is looking to boost its counter-uncrewed aircraft system, drone and robotic capabilities, identifying the topics as a new focus area for its national defense capabilities.
Aug 26, 2026
Defense hardware startup Mara has raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build an automated counter-drone system targeting small, first-person-view drones, the company announced Aug. 26.