UAS

By Steve Trimble
The Freedom Eagle (FE-1) missile is BlueHalo’s candidate for the Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Missile (NGCM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Dramatic geopolitical shifts are prompting Europe to look at other defense suppliers for rearmament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The company laid out a new proposal for CCA to Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX)-24 loaded the first SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension pod on a MQ-9A Block 5-25 aircraft on Feb. 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine budgeted UAH 102 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2025 for its Defense Procurement Agency to buy the drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Weighing 115 lb. with a 10.3-ft. wingspan, the all-composite RBW is a flying wing aircraft in a tailsitter configuration that flies autonomously.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
For Hanwha, the investment in Shield AI signals its growing interest in the unmanned aerial systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Advanced air mobility ambitions, crewed-uncrewed teaming, drone production and an expanded rotorcraft family are key thrusts in Robinson’s growth plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
With the Series D funding, Oklahoma-based Epirus has raised a total of $550 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
For its launch application, Rotor Technologies is offering modified Robinson R44s for uncrewed aerial agricultural missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The three-year initiative will develop an automated boom that uses relative navigation for airborne refueling missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The tests were on behalf of Japan’s Space Compass Corporation and telecoms partner NTT Docomo.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Regent Craft has signed an initial accord with Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Development Fund to set up a joint venture to manufacture electric seagliders in the UAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Akinci is one of several platforms envisioned to receive the Murad radar.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore's armed forces are setting up new branches to develop expertise and technology in uncrewed aircraft systems warfare.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AFSOC is looking to go big with a new autonomy effort, moving from solely focusing on using MQ-9 Reapers as host to its C-130 variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Spotted at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, the forward fuselage of the Rockwell XFV-12A looked disconsolate on its trolley.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military does not have an effective, overall answer to the question of how to protect austere locations and aircraft from UAS threats, officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By P. Barry Butler
Drone data collected through the FAA’s Remote ID and academic studies provides critical information for improving operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Cicada was first unveiled at the IDEX defense expo in Abu Dhabi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The RNZA said the final unit was delivered in late 2024 and will be used by the artillery’s 16th field regiment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 frigate, has put the Peregrine rotorcraft, a Schiebel S-100 uncrewed helicopter, into operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
Strong demand from allied customers has led to international sales accounting for a growing share of DRS’s overall revenue since 2021.
Supply Chain