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Sep 04, 2024
While the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort prioritizes quick fielding, Project VENOM plans to evaluate future improved capabilities—including AI.
Aug 30, 2024
The Moon rocket’s new upper stage and mobile launcher are billions over budget.
Aug 29, 2024
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Aug 29, 2024
SNC won a U.S. Army award for ISR aircraft as it is breaking ground on a major site for the USAF “doomsday plane” program.
Aug 28, 2024
Thailand’s fighter decision shifts focus to the Philippines and Colombia in Saab’s drive to bolster the Gripen E/F orderbook.

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Sep 04, 2025
France says it has ordered a counter-drone laser system as a demonstrator with an eye on potentially fielding a system around 2030.
Sep 04, 2025
China has unveiled its latest nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal, featuring a new variant of the liquid-fueled DF-5.
Sep 03, 2025
Planned investments for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) include several key procurements across the domains of air mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), training, air combat capability, and unmanned systems.
Sep 03, 2025
SNC has begun test flights for the U.S. Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center, about five months after it began work on the first airframe.
Sep 03, 2025
F-35 deliveries have continued to be delayed despite steps to incentivize timely handovers, a new government watchdog report says.
Sep 03, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is racing to deploy a batch of National Security Space Launch missions before the end of the year.
Sep 03, 2025
The successor of the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier will embark radically different aircraft, including UAS, the naval chief of staff says.
Sep 03, 2025
In an executive order, Trump adds NASA employees—53% of which are union members—to a growing list of federal workers exempt from collective bargaining rights.