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Jul 29, 2022
Tupolev’s PAK DA strategic bomber program aims to fly its first prototype in 2024.
Jul 27, 2022
Europe tops up R&D fund; Congress weighs in on F-35 engine; Typhoon fighter munition sales approved; Japan outlines investment priorities.
Jul 25, 2022
Tracking capability is critical to intercepting hypersonic missiles.
Jul 22, 2022
Tempest’s demonstrator will likely test low-observable airframe technologies and supersonic weapon launch from internal bay.
Jul 21, 2022
F-35 price to rise under latest agreement; Czech Republic to buy F-35s; Raytheon flies HAWC; and Embraer’s new C-390 partner.

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Jul 25, 2025
Washington has given the green light to a potential $4.67 billion deal to supply the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (Nasams) to Egypt.
Jul 24, 2025
Adm. Daryl Caudle, the nominee to be the U.S. Navy's next Chief of Naval Operations, has warned against not proceeding with the F/A-XX fighter program.
Jul 24, 2025
L3Harris is “at an inflection point” following a strong second quarter and the release of the fiscal 2026 budget request, CEO Chris Kubasik said.
Jul 24, 2025
South Korea has identified MUM-T as a critical enabler for future attack helicopter operations, as KAI's Marine Attack Helicopter continues validation trials.
Jul 24, 2025
The Royal Thai Air Force has deployed six Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighter jets in response to cross-border rocket and artillery attacks by Cambodian forces.
Jul 24, 2025
“We have no lessons to learn from arrogant industrialists,” says Defense Minister Theo Francken in response to Dassault's comments about Belgium and FCAS.
Jul 23, 2025
Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.
Jul 23, 2025
Belgium has no solid basis to become a full partner in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Éric Trappier says.