Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 11, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 11, 2025
The maker of the Predator and Reaper family of uncrewed aircraft systems now finds itself as the target of an industry newcomer, but GA-ASI is fighting back.
Jul 11, 2025
Turkey’s ASFAT is trying to turn domestic military factories into export powerhouses for aerospace maintenance and parts.
Jul 08, 2025
Missile defense has become an all-domain juggling act to handle low- to high-end threats.
Jul 07, 2025
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has formally operationalized the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft as of July 3.
May 29, 2026
Boeing says it has wrapped up MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA testing at the Point Mugu Sea Range over the Pacific Ocean.
May 28, 2026
Canada’s industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic Autonomous Collaborative Platform. And yet no company has done so.
May 28, 2026
Leonardo Helicopters has opened a maintenance, repair facility in London that will serve the company’s growing number of UK rotorcraft customers.
May 28, 2026
As a Canadian review of fighter acquisition plans continues, a top Saab executive says the domestic defense industry could play a role in Ukraine’s plan to acquire an initial batch of up to 20 Saab Gripen E/F fighters.
May 28, 2026
Canada is fast-tracking the acquisition and testing process for multidomain and autonomous surveillance systems compatible with harsh arctic conditions.
May 28, 2026
The Swiss government says its first Lockheed Martin F-35 has entered final assembly as the customer and company work toward first customer delivery next year.
May 28, 2026
Leonardo is planning to grow its UK headcount beyond 10,000 people as the company sees greater commitments from the government on defense and security spending.
May 28, 2026
Ukraine will receive 16 donated Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden once it finalizes the first stage of a deal to acquire new-build Gripen Es.