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May 12, 2026
The Pentagon is reducing its reliance on clandestine contractor aircraft as military operations ramp up and new tech is deployed.
May 12, 2026
Aviation Week editors discuss how space control is front and center for the U.S. Space Force, allied services and adversaries. 
May 08, 2026
Government intel agencies must move faster than ever to satisfy operators’ growing appetite for remote-sensing data.
May 08, 2026
Turkey has joined the small club of countries that have demonstrated autonomous collaborative platform operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
May 08, 2026
The defense industry may be tempted to run out the clock on President Donald Trump’s executive orders. That could be a grave mistake.

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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.
Jul 08, 2026
The Philippines targets deployment of its first military satellite by 2028 and plans to establish a dedicated space organization to oversee future military space ops.
Jul 08, 2026
The UK is seeking ideas that could foster spacecraft protection amid growing concern about the vulnerability of such technologies.
Jul 08, 2026
Hanwha Aerospace and South Korea's Agency for Defense Development have unveiled prototypes of two domestically developed uncrewed aircraft system engines.
Jul 08, 2026
The British government says it will lead a $50 billion European effort to develop deep strike weapons with a range of at least 300 km (186 mi.) to more than 2,000 km.
Jul 08, 2026
Fighter fleet modernization is well underway in the Finnish Air Force, with the first F-35A formally handed over and the first aircraft scheduled to arrive in Finland in late 2026.
Jul 07, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy is calling for the country to be allowed to license-produce Patriot interceptors to try to stem the tide of Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Jul 07, 2026
Indonesia has signed agreements with India covering the acquisition of the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile and Astra air-to-air missile.