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Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Army units accustomed to operating with a small number of drones are grappling with the logistical demand of fielding thousands.
Feb 26, 2026
With Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. largely out of the way, India can leverage its buying power and talent to promote its aerospace industry.
Feb 24, 2026
Heeding lessons from modern battlefields, the U.S. Army is transforming the aviation branch with autonomous technology at all levels.
Feb 23, 2026
Editors preview AFA Warfare Symposium, setting the scene for key topics that will be on the agenda in Colorado.
Feb 20, 2026
The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”
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Jun 10, 2026
The European Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract to develop and build the Copernicus Sentinel-1 Next Generation Earth-observation satellite.
Jun 10, 2026
Rafael would produce its Iron Dome air and missile defense system in Germany if Berlin opts to buy the system, company CEO Yoav Tourgeman says.
Jun 09, 2026
Malaysia’s military modernization has been guided by Capability Development Plan 55, the first phase of which includes seven core strategic programs, with five directly related to aircraft procurement.
Jun 09, 2026
The U.S. military was poised to respond to Iranian forces on June 9 following the downing of a U.S. Army attack helicopter and rescue mission.
Jun 09, 2026
The Trump administration’s ploy to get the fiscal 2027 defense budget to $1.5 trillion is increasingly unlikely on Capitol Hill.
Jun 09, 2026
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale downed a drone that entered Latvian airspace, marking the second shootdown of a UAS in the Baltic states in recent weeks.
Jun 09, 2026
Eight years after Airbus and Dassault shook hands at the ILA Berlin Air Show to jointly pursue a future combat aircraft, France and Germany have decided to go their separate ways.
Jun 09, 2026
Finish space startup Iceye says it has raised €450 million in a further funding round that values the synthetic aperture radar business at over $12 billion.