UAS

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will develop a stealthy uncrewed aircraft system powered by a novel hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkey and Belgium are planning to join a multinational effort to provide drones to Ukraine, the Latvian government that leads the effort with the UK said.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A Pentagon-funded demonstration is on track next month to launch a series of experimental cargo delivery flights in North Dakota.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Kawasaki Heavy has become the latest Japanese firm to enter the collaborative combat aircraft sector, showcasing its Collaborative Support Aircraft concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Urban-Air Port, a UK-based vertiport developer, is expanding into the defense sector with the introduction of its DBx-A1, a military truck.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Four small U.S. companies have joined forces to produce a hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Ascent joint venture of Babcock and Lockheed Martin secured a £300 million contract to train rear crew personnel for the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
By marshaling its technological and manufacturing acumen, Taiwan hopes to meet rising demand for uncrewed air systems made outside China.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Long-endurance Pipistrels; hybrid certification advances; fuel cell propulsion testing; and 3D-printed hydrogen tank.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
XTI Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with hybrid-electric powertrain developer VerdeGo.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Finland’s Patria’s and Sweden’s ACC Innovation have teamed up to market ACC’s heavylift uncrewed quadcopters for military use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Tekever plans to grow UAS ecosystem and test sites through £400 million Overmatch investment plan in the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
White House and Pentagon plans are already taking aim at military programs before a formal budget rollout.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has started shipboard trials of the ST Engineering Veloce 60 vertical-takeoff-and-landing (UAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkey embarked on the program in 2018 to field the advanced airborne electronic attack system called Hava SOJ.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
NATO is working on finalizing a stand-in jamming capability code that could provide an impetus for more member states to introduce such systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A newly released road map calls for Collaborative Combat Aircraft orders to begin this year, with new increments rolling out in roughly five-year intervals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Quantum Systems has secured €160 million ($181 million) in new funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has established a new aeronautics division, consolidating the company’s fixed-wing crewed aircraft, aerostructures and UAS work under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare