German defense sensor-maker Hensoldt plans an on-orbit demonstration of a laser warning receiver.

U.S. Air Force Rockwell B-1B bombers that had been forward-based in England for operations against Iran have departed back to the U.S.

New Zealand has issued a tender for a shipborne UAS to conduct patrol and surveillance missions in the Southern Ocean.

North Korea says it has demonstrated an intermediate-range strategic missile incorporating artificial intelligence to alter its flightpath at low altitude.

Romanian defense procurement contracts are surging this year, enabled by the European Union's Security Action for Europe program.

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Embraer and local partner Mahindra have selected Nagpur as the potential final assembly site for the C-390 should the Indian government procure the military transport aircraft.

Diehl and the German government have signed a contract to get started on adapting the IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense system for naval use.