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May 31, 2024
Stockholm is transferring its remaining Saab ASC 890 aircraft to bolster Kyiv’s air defense capacity.
May 31, 2024
Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the GAO's latest report on the F-35 and explain what's hampering the now $2 trillion program.
May 31, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 30, 2024
Saab is planning technology demonstrations to prove to Sweden's government that it can develop the nation’s next combat aircraft.
May 29, 2024
Sierra Nevada is starting work on the Air Force’s E-4B replacement and outlining teammates.

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Feb 10, 2026
The land platforms sector may not represent the largest segment within the MENA defense market, but it has become increasingly indicative of regional efforts to localize military procurement.
Feb 10, 2026
Airbus says it will augment its space-based SAR imagery provision through a teaming agreement with Japan’s Synspective to boost resolution and revisit rates.
Feb 09, 2026
Arms transfer policy figured large in the second Trump administration’s first year in office, but the reform agenda is expanding.
Feb 09, 2026
American entrepreneur Lucien Zeigler and London-based investor Nehal Farooqui have launched Saudi Arabia’s first defense venture capital fund.
Feb 09, 2026
Norway has become the first confirmed export customer for the 500-km (311-mi.) extended-range variant of the Hanwha Aerospace K239 Chunmoo guided rocket system.
Feb 09, 2026
German aerospace lobby BDLI is calling for a dual-fighter strategy under FCAS, effectively urging France and others to go separate ways while maintaining the veneer of cooperation.
Feb 06, 2026
Airbus continues to stand by its case to keep the UH-72A Lakota as the U.S. Army’s primary helicopter trainer.
Feb 06, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that Saudi Arabia could be on the cusp of becoming a partner on the Turkish Kaan fighter program.