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Sep 02, 2022
Saab says some nations are focusing on fighter acquisition affordability and not operating costs, which could affect future capability.
Aug 30, 2022
Sierra Nevada building two prototypes as it anticipates U.S. Army program to replace Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrails.
Aug 29, 2022
A Cold War-level Dutch defense increase, prompted by Ukraine crisis, will pay for additional aircraft.
Aug 25, 2022
Fifty years after Apollo, NASA is preparing for a permanent presence around the Moon.
Aug 25, 2022
Collins’ reconnaissance pod takes flight; UH-60V poised for production; UK P-8’s first SAR mission; and U.S. Army to expand counter-UAS.

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Sep 15, 2025
Startup Certo Aerospace, developing an uncrewed co-axial rotorcraft, has won a UK Defense Ministry contract to demonstrate logistics and medevac capabilities.
Sep 15, 2025
BAE Systems is hoping to accelerate the integration of the European Common Radar System Mk. 2 into the UK’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
Sep 15, 2025
Days after Russian drone incursions into Poland and Romania, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to NATO countries to invest in his country’s low-cost interceptors.
Sep 15, 2025
Singapore is exploring additional airborne capabilities to complement its future fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidons, which are scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s.
Sep 12, 2025
NATO will bolster the defense of Poland after violations of that country’s airspace by Russian uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) earlier this week.
Sep 12, 2025
President Trump’s goal of a Golden Dome to protect against a broad range of threats to the homeland is likely to cost far more than originally advertised.
Sep 12, 2025
Europe’s last Sukhoi Su-22 ground attack aircraft have been formally withdrawn from the Polish Air Force service after 41 years in the air.
Sep 12, 2025
Copenhagen plans to acquire four SAMP/T batteries, as well as four batteries of medium-range systems, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced Sept. 12.