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Jun 20, 2022
Trials will measure ability to handle applications such as a long-range artillery shell and a Mach 4 air-launched missile.
Jun 15, 2022
An interim software fix for the Pegasus is delayed due to errors in the first modified aircraft.
Jun 15, 2022
Norway has canceled its NH90 program and is demanding a refund after struggling with availability of the naval variant.
Jun 14, 2022
Modeling and 3D-printing advances combine to enable development of high-temperature alloy with lower cost and greater performance.
Jun 13, 2022
NASA takes on UAP study; Three-way weapon competition; Gray Wolf development slows; AFRL building “virtual range” for directed energy

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Mar 24, 2025
Investment in new defense equipment has exploded in Europe, nearly trebling from $60 billion to $175 billion, and this may only be the start.
Mar 21, 2025
Boeing has won a contract to develop the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force which throws a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.
Mar 20, 2025
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.
Mar 20, 2025
Saab is gearing up to install a new AI aid on its Gripen E combat aircraft that will assist pilots in beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat.
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ESA will issue an invitation to tender for the European Launcher challenge next week, the agency’s director general says.
Mar 19, 2025
The European Union has unveiled its first Defense White Paper to strengthen its security and bolster the region’s defense industry.
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The DOD is also in the midst of acting on an order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reallocate 8% in funding among the services to higher priorities.