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Oct 03, 2023
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Sep 29, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 27, 2023
Byron Callan and Sam Bendett join to discuss the Pentagon’s initiative to manufacture masses of uncrewed vehicles with an eye on the Indo-Pacific theater.
Sep 27, 2023
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Sep 26, 2023
The Pentagon develops a concept to flood the Taiwan Strait with a horde of drones to confuse Chinese countermeasures.

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Jan 27, 2026
The Indonesian Air Force has taken delivery of its first three Dassault Rafale B fighters, a key milestone in a long-running combat aircraft recapitalization.
Jan 27, 2026
Hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris won a German contract to build and flight test a fully reusable system with satellite deployment capability.
Jan 27, 2026
Europe needs to increase its level of spending on space to avoid falling further behind rivals, the European Space Agency argues.
Jan 27, 2026
The EU defense and space commissioner is pushing for an accelerated fielding of the bloc's secure satellite communication system, due to come online by 2030.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. defense industrial base needs a mobilization akin to the heights of the world wars and the Cold War, according to the Pentagon’s new strategy.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. reportedly may gain at least discrete areas of sovereign Greenland territory above or below the ice. But don’t send the surveyor teams out yet.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. Navy has created a program office charged with developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the service.
Jan 26, 2026
The UK has shortlisted seven bidders in its hunt to find an ACP that could operate as a loyal wingman to its Boeing Apache attack helicopters in the 2030s.