Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 16, 2026
The U.S. Army is reassessing its intelligence fleet as it clarifies plans for contractor-owned surveillance jets and advances the ME-11B HADES program.
Oct 16, 2026
The U.S. Navy accepts its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules for the E-130J Phoenix II fleet as Northrop Grumman prepares mission systems integration for the Tacamo nuclear command mission.
Oct 16, 2026
Battery supplier Molicel said employee error, not a defect in its lithium-ion cells, caused a fire at Archer Aviation's lab in San Jose, California, earlier this week.
Oct 16, 2026
New Zealand’s defense ministry has signed a deal with the U.S. government to acquire five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, replacing its Seasprite fleet.
Oct 15, 2026
Ukraine says it destroyed four Su-34s at a Russian air base as Starlink speed limits imposed on its military are reversed.
Oct 15, 2026
France is pursuing a national successor to the Dassault Rafale after the FCAS collapse, aiming to field a new fighter by 2040.
Oct 15, 2026
Saab rolls out Sweden’s first of three GlobalEye AEW aircraft, with deliveries set for 2027, as the company scales production to meet surging global demand.
Oct 15, 2026
Saab will work with the Swedish defense materiel agency to produce a new flight computer for the Gripen family of fighter jets as the current system becomes obsolete.