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Mar 16, 2022
Price per tail increase likely as negotiations are delayed; Lockheed points to pandemic impacts and inflation.
Mar 14, 2022
The war in Ukraine could push defense spending to grow annually as fast or faster than GDP for the balance of the 2020s.
Mar 14, 2022
Whisper’s quiet drone; Avoiding satellite collision; Refueling in space; Hypersonic funding boost; and Rapid hydrogen refueling.
Mar 11, 2022
European defense technology firm MARSS develops an aerial ram to hard-kill drone swarms.
Mar 10, 2022
The short-range Osa surface-to-air missile system could wear down Russian forces and avoid the creation of a no-fly zone.

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Jan 27, 2025
While the levels of growth are far from spectacular, the increase nonetheless keeps Saudi Arabia's defense budget rising following an extended period of cuts.
Jan 27, 2025
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.
Jan 23, 2025
The company on Jan. 23 announced its preliminary earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, with total revenues of $5.4 billion and an operating margin of 41.9%.
Jan 22, 2025
The airlifters will ferry more than 5,000 migrants from the San Diego and El Paso, Texas, areas.
Jan 22, 2025
“No, we are not at war—not yet. But we need to prepare ... there is nothing that cannot be weaponized against us today,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.
Jan 22, 2025
EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says the union should model cooperative approaches to defense based on its success in space collaborations.
Jan 22, 2025
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration unveiled the development plan and concept design for the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).
Jan 22, 2025
South Korea has laid out a roadmap for developing a homegrown engine capable of integration into its KF-21 fighter jet.