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Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 25, 2026
Sceye’s high-altitude platform station (HAPS) was part of a ground-based laser-ranging demonstration.
Sep 25, 2026
The Canadian government has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Saab in a new step toward buying the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Sep 25, 2026
The Ukrainian Army has combined heavy-lift drones with uncrewed ground vehicles to strike Russian positions in a new take on the airborne assault mission.
Sep 25, 2026
A special Lockheed SR-71A has gone missing after being displayed in front of a NASA facility for more than 26 years. Meanwhile, the NASA administrator is dropping hints that a new X-plane is in the works that happens to look a lot like a Blackbird. What's going on here?
Sep 25, 2026
U.S. startup Poseidon Aerospace plans to fly its Egret large uncrewed cargo aircraft by year’s end after closing a $60 million Series funding round.
Sep 25, 2026
The Dutch Defense Ministry will work with Australian laser developer Electro Optic Systems for the development of a high-energy laser.
Sep 25, 2026
Latvian uncrewed-systems maker Origin will trial its Blaze counter-drone interceptor using Anduril’s Lattice software under a partnership between the two companies.
Sep 25, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.