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South Korea is set to increase defense spending on AI-related capabilities by 55.5% in fiscal 2027 to a record 73.3 trillion South Korean won ($54.3 billion).

GE Aerospace is shipping its thrust vectoring AVEN nozzle to Shield AI for integration with the defense startup's F110-129E-powered X-Bat UAS.

Russia plans to mount a further export push for its Su-57E fighter, using the El Alamein International Airshow as the backdrop after the aircraft appeared at last year's Dubai Airshow.

The UK is stepping up its hunt for counter-uncrewed aircraft system capabilities with a particular interest in laser-based directed energy weapons.

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SESAR's IRINA 2 program seeks to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into European airspace alongside conventional traffic.

Sceye flies solar-powered HAPS vehicle from New Mexico to Japan, demonstrating cellular communications and emergency services from the stratosphere.

DARPA’s second Lift Challenge will demand drones carry heavier payloads twice as far, advancing military capabilities.

Japan seeks record ¥8.9 trillion defense budget, emphasizing AI, standoff weapons, hypersonics and layered air defenses.

Sweden’s military will deploy Saab Gripen fighter jets, warships and its ground-based radar system to Finland after Helsinki requested help to monitor the airspace along its border with Russia.

Russia says it is starting series production of a new counter-drone radar system optimized to detect swarms of uncrewed aircraft.

FAA launches Beyond Phase 2, expanding partnerships to address challenges preventing routine BVLOS drone operations nationwide.

A corrected Navy solicitation moves the start of GA-ASI MQ-9B SkyGuardian leasing from 2028 to 2027.

The Swiss government is looking to boost its counter-uncrewed aircraft system, drone and robotic capabilities, identifying the topics as a new focus area for its national defense capabilities.

Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is testing a system from Asylon that uses a drone paired with a quadrupedal robot to scan aircraft for damage.

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has selected Terra Drone to supply the Japan Self-Defense Forces with its Terra B1 interceptor drone under a fast-tracked program to strengthen counter-uncrewed aircraft capabilities.

California-based startup Auriga Space has completed a series of field tests of a supersonic drone interceptor launched using electricity and magnetic levitation.

The Dutch Navy plans to operate Destinus counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) munitions, with the aim of wrapping up a concept development phase within a year.

Taiwanese officials are watching the U.S.-Israel-Iran War closely.

GKN Aerospace has successfully run what may be Sweden’s first clean-sheet jet engine in more than 70 years, in a development spanning nine months.

German hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris says it has completed the first flight of a prototype of Cobra, its air-to-air missile-launch uncrewed air vehicle.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has demonstrated long-range autonomous flight using a modified Jabiru J400 piston-engine aircraft.

Skypuzzler is developing a “digital air traffic controller” that it says could provide the tactical deconfliction needed as drone operations scale beyond today’s relatively low-density operations.

AeroDynamic Advisory expects production of small propulsion military engines to double in the next three years and exceed 8,000 per year by 2028.

High operations tempo, increasing threats drives a shifting strategy for air defenses and the systems the Army needs.