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Feb 18, 2020
Next-Generation Interceptors could be emplaced in the ground by the end of the decade.
Feb 17, 2020
Securing German funding for Future Combat Air System demonstrators is seen as a “decisive” milestone, but Berlin’s political inertia could affect momentum.
Feb 14, 2020
Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.
Feb 13, 2020
The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.
Feb 11, 2020
The U.S. Air Force must decide how to fill an aerial refueling shortfall exacerbated by KC-46 delays and an aging KC-10 fleet.

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Oct 14, 2024
The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.
Oct 14, 2024
Embraer’s interest in the U.S. tactical airlift market is no mystery. The Defense Department operates more than 550 C-130s alone.
Oct 11, 2024
The service already has been exploring a number of more environmentally friendly options, including electric-powered aircraft.
Oct 10, 2024
Australia is working to modernize, upgrade, and strengthen its strategic capabilities across the spectrum of its missions and the work is beginning to show.
Oct 10, 2024
Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 followed by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022 has driven NATO's European members to significantly boost defense spending.
Oct 10, 2024
The UK is expanding its military space effort with an agreement to work with Canada on an on-orbit space surveillance mission.
Oct 10, 2024
The Norwegian government has unveiled plans to expand rocket motor and other production capacities to meet its own demand as well as that of Ukraine and allies.
Oct 10, 2024
Latvia says it has adjusted its air surveillance equipment and shortened decision-making processes to respond to “hybrid threats” emanating from Moscow.