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With a general election looming, Australia announced an early 2025-26 budget.
With Sea-Air-Space underway near Washington, we take a look at the aviation assets of the U.S. Navy.
The AW149’s Polish contract provides a much-needed foothold in the medium-lift military helicopter market.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
May 15, 2025
The U.S. Army intends to slash the total fleet of ME-11B aircraft that will fly high-altitude surveillance and targeting.
May 15, 2025
The U.S. Army, Sikorsky and GE Aerospace this week for the first time used the T901 engine to bring a helicopter to hover.
May 15, 2025
Robinson Helicopters thinks the time is right for a foray into U.S. military programs as the Army plans to reshape its pilot training.
May 15, 2025
Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company targets international interest in the concept.
May 15, 2025
After nearly two decades of flying a fleet of much watered-down Eurofighters, Vienna could begin the search for a new combat aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons
May 15, 2025
Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics.
May 15, 2025
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
May 14, 2025
Startup Venus Aerospace successfully flight tested a ground-launched, rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)-powered vehicle.
May 13, 2025
“Missile threats to the U.S. homeland will expand in scale and sophistication in the coming decade,” the Defense Intelligence Agency says.
May 12, 2025
The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
May 16, 2025
Graphic processing units (GPU) could boost the output performance of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars.
May 15, 2025
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
May 15, 2025
South Korean launch newcomer Innospace has signed an MOU with Saturn Satellite Networks that could lead to a joint venture to pursue the U.S. launch market.
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Air Force started flying the L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call on training missions in early May.
May 14, 2025
The U.S. military is currently testing sensors that can be used to track moving aerial targets from space, says Gen. Gregory Guillot.
Supply chain
May 16, 2025
RTX plans to produce the critical mineral gallium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two local partners, the aerospace and defense giant said May 16.
May 15, 2025
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed two critical minerals agreements during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom.
May 15, 2025
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
May 15, 2025
Finland’s Patria’s and Sweden’s ACC Innovation have teamed up to market ACC’s heavylift uncrewed quadcopters for military use.
May 14, 2025
Airbus will support TAI in developing the Hurjet to meet a requirement to replace the Spanish Air Force's Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter training aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations
May 16, 2025
A U.S. Army plan to cut its AH-64D Apaches could open those airframes up for foreign military sales
May 16, 2025
A new U.S. Army plan to cut its MQ-1C Gray Eagle will leave a gap in surveillance and strike missions that the service isn’t yet sure how to fill.
May 15, 2025
LONDON–Germany and the UK will work together on the development of a land-based missile capable of striking targets beyond 2,000 km (1,243 mi.).
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Army’s broad restructuring of its aviation component will be painful as many units will be inactivated, but that pain is needed, a top officer argues.
May 14, 2025
The U.S. Army’s plan to end the Improved Turbine Engine Program may not be final, as budget deliberations may extend development of the GE Aerospace T901.