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Jun 05, 2026
The Pentagon’s strategy to acquire 340,000 drones by the end of next year requires industry to scale production up while driving prices down.
Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. Army’s new Amazon.com-like website for drone acquisition is challenging industry business models and supply chains.
Jun 05, 2026
Ottawa is trying to modernize its military, strengthen its industry and forge closer ties to Europe with its surprise airborne early warning and control pick.
Jun 01, 2026
New procurement plans for executive airlift and support bring opportunities for special mission providers.
May 28, 2026
The German market is an early proving ground for companies vying to equip European air forces with collaborative combat aircraft to augment crewed fighters.

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Jun 05, 2026
Infinite Orbits of France and Open Cosmos in the UK plan to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations technologies on a mission in mid-2027.
Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. government has approved a $1.5 billion export of five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks and related equipment to New Zealand.
Jun 05, 2026
Brazil has expressed “intention and interest” in acquiring up to 20 more Saab Gripen fighters.
Jun 05, 2026
The House Armed Services Committee early June 5 gave its approval to the Pentagon’s base $1.15 trillion defense topline request in its annual marathon markup.
Jun 05, 2026
Circumstances and priorities can change rapidly and targets can quickly be forgotten, but there can be no doubting Germany's commitment to expanding its military capabilities.
Jun 04, 2026
A UK government decision to wrestle financial control of the Global Combat Air Program away from the defense ministry may place the trinational fighter program on firmer financial footing.
Jun 04, 2026
Spurred by unprecedented U.S. and international demand for missiles, Honeywell Aerospace is “aggressively expanding capacity” to boost supply of key components.
Jun 03, 2026
The Finnish Air Force is set to finalize a decision on a replacement for its long-serving multimission Gates Learjets this month.