France’s Dassault Aviation has rolled out the first Rafale combat aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two years before deliveries get underway.

The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters.

A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.

Dassault’s emphasis on Rafale exports has borne fruit for the company in recent years, as has their focus on non-European markets.

Iran later tried to muddy the disclosure, deleting the reference to the Su-35.

The engine runs took place at Sikorsky’s facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Lithuanian startup Airvolve has adopted horizontal-axis cyclorotor propulsion to develop a compact middle-mile logistics uncrewed air system.

The Albatroz UAS is a 500-kg, fixed-wing, twin-boom UAS that the company hopes to embark on the ship for trials as soon as June.