Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Sep 13, 2024
Aviation Week Network bolsters our team of reporters and data analysts, expanded our coverage and introduced a Space channel and the Defense Market Analyzer.
Sep 13, 2024
The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.
Sep 13, 2024
The deep-pocketed Silicon Valley startup is chasing air dominance programs with a new design philosophy.
Sep 12, 2024
From trainers to missiles, Japan is putting money behind efforts to build a military with more punch.
Sep 12, 2024
A nonpublic investigation into the recent crash highlights an increasing disconnect between the U.S. Air Force and Navy program offices.
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Feb 12, 2026
Israel says it has completed a series of flight tests of Rafael’s David’s Sling air defense system to validate performance enhancements.
Feb 12, 2026
Italy’s ELT Group is planning to explore the potential for electromagnetic spectrum analysis and cyber intelligence gathering from orbit through an agreement with Italian space logistics company D-Orbit.
Feb 12, 2026
MTU Aero Engines' new boss wants to maintain the engine partnership with Safran to jointly pursue the fighter programs likely to emerge from the anticipated divorce between France and Germany on the Next-Generation Fighter portion of their FCAS.
Feb 12, 2026
UK government ministers have insisted they will not let a decision to buy a New Medium Helicopter (NMH) for the armed services “time out.”
Feb 12, 2026
KAL-ASD has successfully tested the deployment of a 5-m satellite antenna array, validating its ability to design large, deployable reflectors.
Feb 11, 2026
Air Force Special Operations Command is in the middle of an overhaul of its fleet.
Feb 11, 2026
France’s next aircraft carrier will rely on multiple uncrewed aircraft systems, making their combination central to operations.
Feb 11, 2026
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have invested heavily in small arms, munitions and complex weapons over the past three years, with Aviation Week data making it the largest market segment after military aircraft.