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Jun 01, 2026
New procurement plans for executive airlift and support bring opportunities for special mission providers.
May 28, 2026
The command weighs upgrade options for the new MV-75 tiltrotor while modifying its existing special ops helicopter fleet.
May 28, 2026
The German market is an early proving ground for companies vying to equip European air forces with collaborative combat aircraft to augment crewed fighters.
May 27, 2026
For Russia and Ukraine, the battle of electronic warfare tools versus drones is a seemingly neverending cycle of evolution.
May 26, 2026
From the cancellation of RIAT to Turkey's newly announced ICBM, editors navigate the evolving European defense scene.

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Jul 09, 2026
Sweden and Germany are exploring cooperation in CCA and a range of other activities spanning from electronic warfare to space.
Jul 09, 2026
The Royal Australian Air Force received its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon upgraded to the Increment 3 Blk. 2 configuration.
Jul 09, 2026
German legislators have signed off on a highly anticipated CCA procurement, rapid space launch demo and plans to introduce a high-energy laser counter-drone capability.
Jul 08, 2026
The U.S. Space Development Agency's proliferated satellite architecture may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing NATO space power in the decade ahead.
Jul 08, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft made its international debut on July 8, flying President Donald Trump abroad, but for only part of the trip.
Jul 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey that could potentially pave the way for that country’s re-entry back into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Jul 08, 2026
An MIT-led simulation and modeling effort offers a potential space-based method for detecting nuclear weapons in Earth orbit.
Jul 08, 2026
The Pentagon has opened a solicitation that would replace the MQ-9A Reaper fleet with a cheaper type of UAS that could be produced in mass quantities.