Dutch to buy more F-35s, MQ-9s; U.S. awards Stinger missile deal; Japan may open weapons sales; and CAE seeks F-35 training centers.

The UK is to upgrade its stock of submarine-launched Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles, improving their range and resilience against jamming threats.

Airbus Helicopters has fired Rafael’s Spike anti-armor missiles from its H145M light utility helicopter as the OEM works to broaden the capabilities of the dual-use platform. 

The air-launched Amraam-AXE concept is being developed as a stop-gap solution for fighters that need an beyond visual range air-to-air missile with greater range than the baseline AIM-120 Amraam.

Test flights of Australian-built scramjet-powered drone targets technology for space launch system and hypersonic defense applications.

France and Spain have committed to an upgrade that will keep Airbus’ Tiger relevant until the 2050s. However, Germany has yet to follow.

Opening a window into internal decision-making over the final requirements for a new interceptor against hypersonic missiles, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has cited the significance of, in fact, an actual window.

The U.S. Navy has revealed interest in developing a new air-launched mine.