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Sep 04, 2026
U.S. approves $5 billion JDAM-ER sale to Saudi Arabia, equipping the Royal Saudi Air Force with extended range precision-guided bombs.
Sep 04, 2026
GE Aerospace advances T901 turboshaft testing, aiming for 2027 qualification, while bipartisan support keeps the Army’s ITEP program moving forward.
Sep 04, 2026
South Korea is set to increase defense spending on AI-related capabilities by 55.5% in fiscal 2027 to a record 73.3 trillion South Korean won ($54.3 billion).
Sep 04, 2026
A new generation of orbital vehicles aims to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth in minutes while opening new markets for space logistics.
Sep 03, 2026
Gen. Douglas Schiess has received his fourth star and is officially the U.S. Space Force’s third-ever chief of space operations.
Sep 03, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has restarted RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance flights from England after a hiatus of nearly a year.
Sep 03, 2026
GE Aerospace is shipping its thrust vectoring AVEN nozzle to Shield AI for integration with the defense startup's F110-129E-powered X-Bat UAS.
Sep 03, 2026
The U.S. Navy is looking to bring on surrogate collaborative combat aircraft to learn how to operate the uncrewed systems as it starts to develop its own.