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May 20, 2024
As Europe faces multiple potential axes of attack, more European countries might need to reconsider their ground-based air defense plans.
May 16, 2024
Japan's pursuit of global market share in air transport and defense is driven by a commitment to cross-border collaboration and technological innovation.
May 15, 2024
With FARA canceled and FLRAA’s design changed, U.S. Special Operations Command is adjusting its own modernization goals.
May 15, 2024
The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.
May 14, 2024
Without any alternatives, the Air Force would have to depend on the KC-135 if a war occurs before 2028. Is it ready?
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Sep 04, 2025
France’s plans to accelerate its planned increases in defense spending portend a potentially massive defense acquisition cycle.
Sep 04, 2025
The Swiss government has opted to forgo key features in its Hermes 900 UAS because of repeated development delays.
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.