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Oct 31, 2024
The company has dusted off a two-year-old concept as an intense competition builds for the second batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes.
Oct 25, 2024
Once known as UFOs, sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena present a thorny issue for the aviation community.
Oct 24, 2024
To cut mishaps by half, the service is focusing on ground-handling incidents that damage aircraft.
Oct 23, 2024
A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.
Oct 22, 2024
As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.

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Mar 30, 2026
The UK Defense Ministry is hunting for technology to defeat fiber-optically controlled drones in the latest in a flurry of counter-UAS initiatives.
Mar 27, 2026
NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) has declared full operational capability, fewer than six years since the first aircraft was delivered.
Mar 27, 2026
In 2024 U.S., Foreign Military Sales reached a new record of $97 billion, more than double the levels seen between 2018 and 2021.
Mar 26, 2026
Washington has given the green light to a potential sale to Japan of a test support package for its Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) program.
Mar 26, 2026
Taiwan is targeting a 2027 introduction for an upgraded version of its Tien Chien II beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, following several years of testing.
Mar 25, 2026
Israel accelerates domestic weapons development and $3B procurement to ensure munitions independence and battlefield readiness amid ongoing conflict with Iran.
Mar 25, 2026
The character of Iranian drone and missile barrages on Middle East countries since Feb. 28 may reflect lessons from Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Mar 25, 2026
Brazil celebrates first locally assembled F-39E Gripen—Latin America's debut supersonic fighter—amid delays and potential regional export opportunities with Colombia and Peru.