Geopolitical uncertainties have led defense planners to speed up decision cycles, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says, as the Brazilian aircraft-maker looks to add to its backlog for the KC-390 tanker/transport.

Contract records show that the U.S. Air Force has selected the first base to operate the Boeing F-47 fighter, but the location remains secret.

China suffered the loss of a Long March 7A rocket on launch in a rare setback for the country’s launch operations.

DARPA’s Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.

The UK has launched a long-awaited tender to replace the BAE Systems Hawks jet trainers used for advanced training and by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a three-way defense pact declaring that any aggression on one country will be considered an attack against all three.

The Senate on Aug. 6 confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the third uniformed leader of the U.S. Space Force.

The EU and the Spacerise industrial consortium working to deploy IRIS²have agreed to expand the planned constellation by 66 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft.