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Aug 18, 2022
Space Force takes over Army satcom; Osprey crash blamed on pilot error; Philippines eyes Chinook; and MH-139 to begin military testing.
Aug 16, 2022
Pentagaon needs to leverage commercial innovation and speed adoption of new technologies.
Aug 15, 2022
Russia's ban on exporting RD-181 engines to U.S. spurs change.
Aug 11, 2022
China is flexing military muscle in the Taiwan Strait in response to a U.S. congressional visit, showcasing possible invasion scenarios.
Aug 08, 2022
UK officials are establishing the MQ-9B International Cooperative Program to foster closer collaboration between operators.
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Aug 26, 2025
The German parliament has given the green light to the government’s proposed purchase of 90 Litening 5 targeting pods for its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons.
Aug 25, 2025
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 25 released three investigations into incidents involving the Boeing KC-46A all linked to a similar issue—the tanker’s stiff boom getting stuck in receiving aircraft.
Aug 25, 2025
U.S. Navy officials canceled the service’s high-speed, air-launched, anti-ship missile program but not the goal of a missile that can defeat modern air defenses
Aug 25, 2025
York Space Systems has delivered 21 satellites ahead of the first launch of the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
Aug 24, 2025
RTX preps upgrades to Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band system, drawing on early operational lessons, as as it awaits the service’s full-rate production decision.
Aug 24, 2025
The U.S. Navy's sixth-generation fighter program, F/A-XX, appears to regain momentum as service officials say they are ready for a downselect.
Aug 22, 2025
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has issued two study contracts this month related to its Rocket Cargo vision to speedily transport equipment around the globe using commercial launch vehicles.
Aug 22, 2025
AVIC unit Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation has flown a dual-thrust compound rotorcraft demonstrator, just days after a Chinese tiltrotor test flight.