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May 26, 2023
The proving ground will use open-architecture testbeds to enable industry to flight-test autonomy technologies.
May 24, 2023
A yearslong campaign to define a new U.S. air superiority fighter will reach a climax when a development contact is awarded in 2024.
May 23, 2023
Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.
May 22, 2023
With an eye on China, Tokyo ramps up ambitions for selling military equipment abroad.
May 19, 2023
Several upgrades are making the B-52 relevant for the 2030s and beyond, but they require sweeping changes to internal structures and electronics.
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Sep 30, 2025
Alan Warnes travels to Turkey to report on one of the biggest international exercises in Europe
Sep 30, 2025
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin the long-delayed F-35 Lot 18 production contract valued at $12.5 billion.
Sep 30, 2025
The Pentagon has awarded RTX a $5 billion contract for Coyote drone interceptor systems.
Sep 29, 2025
Attempts to secure export licenses for the General Electric F110 engine for the TAI Kaan fighter “have been stalled,” Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister says.
Sep 29, 2025
Germany says it is considering acquiring Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft as part of its involvement in the NATO program to replace Boeing E-3s.
Sep 26, 2025
Northrop Grumman says building a sixth-generation U.S. Navy fighter is needed for the health of the industrial base.
Sep 26, 2025
A day after announcing a sale to Thailand of one A330-800 MRTT, Airbus revealed a follow-on order for two more H225 helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force.
Sep 26, 2025
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.