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Nov 22, 2024
Brazil’s use of the Gripen at Cruzex was closely observed by neighbors who are planning to update their fighter fleets.
Nov 21, 2024
Mockups and displays show the steady development of Chinese Air Force technology ambitions.
Nov 19, 2024
A four-year-old concept to adapt uncrewed aircraft to role-play as adversaries during training missions is back in development after a two-year hiatus.
Nov 14, 2024
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.
Nov 14, 2024
The U.S. and its allies have yet to reduce reliance on Beijing for materials that are essential to the defense industrial base.

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Oct 06, 2025
The UK wants to demonstrate operations of a turbine-powered, fixed-wing, short takeoff and landing autonomous collaborative platform from a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.
Oct 02, 2025
The U.S. Army recently completed initial operational test and evaluation of its Lockheed Martin-made Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1.
Oct 02, 2025
The Polish government says it is moving ahead with the purchase of RTX AIM-120D radar-guided air-to-air missiles to equip its F-35 combat aircraft.
Oct 02, 2025
Canada, long a poster child for ploddy defense procurement processes, is looking to shed that reputation while also bolstering its local supply base.
Oct 02, 2025
Lockheed Martin and Spark Capital-backed Inversion reaffirmed its plan for a first flight of its Arc space-based, on-demand cargo delivery vehicle next year.
Oct 02, 2025
The European Union says that loitering munitions are emerging as a new field of cooperation under the Permanent Structured Cooperation initiative (Pesco).
Oct 01, 2025
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy made waves when he disclosed that he wants refuelable space situational awareness satellites.
Oct 01, 2025
The U.S. Army will further realign its attack helicopter fleet by shifting a large amount of its advanced AH-64E fleet to the National Guard.