Seoul is exploring pathways to future combat aircraft, but questions about design and propulsion could take years to sort out.

Defense hardware startup Mara has raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build an automated counter-drone system targeting small, first-person-view drones, the company announced Aug. 26.

France's Safran Helicopter Engines and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have advanced development of the Aravalli, a 3,500-4,000-shp engine for India's indigenous multi-role helicopter.

Poland and Spain will collectively acquire seven Airbus A330 MRTTs through a new framework agreement recently approved by the Spanish government earlier this week.

Lufthansa Technik has secured a German contract to provide a Global 6000 to prepare crew for the Pegasus mission, while Lufthansa Aviation Training is taking on initial flight training activities.

Since the last Air Forces in Focus note on Uruguay was published, only two of ten aircraft replacement programs have shown visible movement.

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has selected Terra Drone to supply the Japan Self-Defense Forces with its Terra B1 interceptor drone under a fast-tracked program to strengthen counter-uncrewed aircraft capabilities.

California-based startup Auriga Space has completed a series of field tests of a supersonic drone interceptor launched using electricity and magnetic levitation.