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Jul 17, 2026
About 50% of advanced STEM degree holders in the U.S. defense industrial base are foreign-born.
Jul 17, 2026
Proliferating space constellations could suffer the same fate as the Telstar 1 satellite in 1962.
Jul 10, 2026
In a sign of the times, NATO gets its new flagship aircraft not from the U.S. but from a Swedish system based on a Canadian platform.
Jul 10, 2026
Aviation Week Defense Market Analyzer data shows that spending by militaries around the world is set to spike in 2027.
Jul 09, 2026
With funding as well as demonstrators taking shape and new partners waiting in the wings, GCAP is moving from ambition to reality.

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Aug 13, 2026
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem and Korea Aerospace Industries have announced a partnership to jointly develop and integrate long-range air-to-air missiles for the KF-21 fighter.
Aug 12, 2026
With the UK Royal Air Force increasingly focused on dispersal and resilience, the inconvenient runway closure of Brize Norton may prove a useful rehearsal.
Aug 12, 2026
The Swiss government has signed off on a plan to raise the value-added tax rates to raise funds to cover security needs.
Aug 12, 2026
The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.
Aug 11, 2026
Portugal’s Air Force has signed up to operate the Tekever AR5 uncrewed aircraft system for use in the maritime security mission.
Aug 11, 2026
The Polish government has signed agreements with Boeing and Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to enable in-country operational support and maintenance of its future Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Aug 11, 2026
AST SpaceMobile aims to deploy its first mid-band satellites early next year. It also now expects to reach a delayed milestone of 45 satellites in orbit.
Aug 11, 2026
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Denver-based Voyager Technologies a contract to develop an advanced space-to-space communications capability.