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Oct 22, 2025
Boeing and Leonardo have declared their interest in bidding to replace the UK’s fleet of BAE Systems Hawk jet trainers, and others are expected to follow.
Oct 21, 2025
The U.S. Army and Bell are pushing to speed up fielding of the MV-75 tiltrotor by shifting acquisition dates, moving up funding and designing initial aircraft.
Oct 20, 2025
A product 30 years in the making passed a real-world evaluation with flying colors and now is set to enter Israel’s air and missile defense architecture.
Oct 15, 2025
The Pentagon has been seeking to impose unprecedented restrictions on journalists’ ability to cover the military for several months.
Oct 15, 2025
Turkish defense giant Aselsan has taken a lead role in Steel Dome—a homegrown air defense network to counter low-cost multicopter drones and hypersonic missiles.
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Jun 03, 2026
The U.S. government has approved a possible foreign military sale to Vietnam covering sustainment support for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.
Jun 02, 2026
Congressional Republicans have a self-imposed deadline of late July to finish a new reconciliation bill.
Jun 02, 2026
European countries have begun signing off on major defense equipment spending using Security Action for Europe loans.
Jun 02, 2026
Demand for missiles and air defense equipment helped drive a 30% boost in Israeli defense exports to a new record, the country’s defense ministry says.
Jun 01, 2026
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has named Ron Fehlen as general manager, marking its third new top executive in four years.
Jun 01, 2026
Israel’s government has described a French government decision to bar Israel’s defense ministry from taking part in the upcoming Eurosatory defense show as “disgraceful.”
Jun 01, 2026
Romania is set to bolster its tactical air transport fleet with the purchase of two more C-27J Spartan airlifters from Italy’s Leonardo.
Jun 01, 2026
Five people were killed and two others injured following an explosion and fire at a Hanwha Aerospace facility in Daejeon, South Korea, on the morning of June 1.