Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 16, 2026
U.S. startup Astro Mechanica has unveiled a concept for a large new uncrewed aircraft system to host a high-energy laser and other nonkinetic effects.
Sep 16, 2026
SDA expects Northrop Grumman Transport Layer satellites to launch soon, advancing deployment of its delayed proliferated LEO network.
Sep 16, 2026
Boeing’s 737 MAX will have a new operator: the U.S. Air Force.
Sep 16, 2026
The F-47 sixth-generation fighter is on track for its first flight, U.S. Air Force officials confirmed at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Sep 16, 2026
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has confirmed that its Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk crashed at sea.
Sep 16, 2026
British startup Alloyed has begun building a 1,100N-class turbojet engine for uncrewed air vehicle use.
Sep 16, 2026
Shield AI says it is nearly done constructing the first full-scale protype of X-BAT, its proposed autonomous combat aircraft system.
Sep 16, 2026
Startup Swarm Aero has detailed key features of newly unveiled Gamera uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), the outcome of a nearly five-year, largely secretive effort to offer a swarm-capable replacement for the MQ-9A Reaper.