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Collins Aerospace has conducted an inflight demo of a new hybrid satellite communication phased array antenna.

Advanced Hawkeyes are picking up battle management slack from the dwindling number of E-3s, now that the U.S. Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail plans are in flux.

U.S. government figures show 2024 was a record year for Foreign Military Sales. The question is how long the European market renaissance which has driven the rise will continue for.

The U.S. government is seeking to retake control of the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said.

A new House proposal to avert a government shutdown includes a provision to force the Pentagon to keep the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program moving at pace.

The Trump administration on Sept. 15 announced it would significantly loosen restrictions on international sales of uncrewed aerial systems.

Italian rocket company Avio plans to raise $470 million in capital in part to support its ambition to establish a U.S. solid rocket motor production facility.

Atropos Group unveils the Tacit Spear concept for an autonomous airlifter and a blueprint for delivering the large aircraft in a few years.

The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.

Tin and tin alloy producer Nathan Trotter will invest $65 million in a first-of-its-kind production facility in southern Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Sept. 9.

Swedish satellite services provider Ovzon's satellite expansion plans are currently focused on exploring the addition of two more spacecraft.

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has launched an advanced materials provider, Canopy Aerospace & Defense.

F-35 deliveries have continued to be delayed despite steps to incentivize timely handovers, a new government watchdog report says.

AeroVironment announced Sept. 3 that it has delivered two prototype counter-drone laser weapon systems to the U.S. Army.

The Pentagon on Sept. 2 confirmed it conducted a strike on what it called a drug vessel operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”

U.S. Space Command will move from its current location in Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 2.

The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.

Lynas Rare Earths’ Pentagon-backed Texas plant is struggling even as the Australian company is expanding elsewhere to reduce dependency on China for strategic metals.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) will continue independently reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has issued two study contracts this month related to its Rocket Cargo vision to speedily transport equipment around the globe using commercial launch vehicles.

Tensions within the U.S. Air Force have come to the boil, leading to the surprise announcement that the service’s top officer is handing in his uniform.

U.S. launch diversity returns with the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket’s first Space Force flight.

The U.S. military recently used its new Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) to successfully demo some of the key elements of the modernized anti-jam waveform.

Rocket propulsion startup X-Bow Systems will develop a second production source for the motor that powers the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.

the US Army signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with satellite operator Globalstar to explore a battlefield covered in sensors.