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Sep 20, 2022
A new security strategy prompted by the conflict in Ukraine could redefine the role of the military in Germany and how it views defense exports.
Sep 20, 2022
Unveiling the first MQ-4C Triton highlights a decade-old vision of continuous maritime patrol from high altitude over the Indo-Pacific.
Sep 19, 2022
The need for speed is emerging as more important than the need for range for air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles.
Sep 16, 2022
Global military spending growth and deglobalization will reshape defense markets in the 2020s.
Sep 14, 2022
After years of dither and delay, Poland has selected the Apache attack helicopter, but strategies for other acquisitions remain clouded.
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Oct 09, 2025
Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) has completed its first weapon releases just days after beginning carriage tests.
Oct 09, 2025
The UK government-sponsored Future Flight Challenge officially came to an end in 2024, but on Sept. 29 the follow-on Future Flight Program announced a £4.4 million slate of awards.
Oct 09, 2025
Taiwan is doubling down on efforts to build a multifaceted uncrewed systems ecosystem, the defense ministry says in a new report.
Oct 09, 2025
Dark, a French startup developing a vehicle for the capture of low-Earth-orbit objects, has ceased operations, the company announced Oct. 8.
Oct 09, 2025
Washington is determined to reduce its dependency on China for critical minerals essential for defense systems, even if it means sourcing from conflict zones.
Oct 08, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has seen its foreign military sales cases grow exponentially in the past four years.
Oct 08, 2025
German lawmakers have approved spending on an additional top-up order for Eurofighter combat aircraft and a crucial upgrade path for the fighter.
Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Department of Defense has invested a total of $79 million in two companies mining critical minerals in Alaska.