Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A recent series of demonstration flights shows that the Boeing MQ-28 now leads an international pack of Collaborative Combat Aircraft projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
South Korea is preparing to launch two new military jet engine development programs next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing mini-UAS as part of an effort to establish a multi-tiered UAS network for swarm, ISR and counter-drone missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Mauritania has built a modest but modern air force thanks to a fivefold increase in defense spending from 2003 to 2023.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese UAS developer Tekever has lifted the veil on the latest version of its AR3 platform after redeveloping it based on lessons learned in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
After languishing in budgetary limbo, an electronic warfare suite developed for the F-16 is now being pressed quickly into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s Avio Aero, Japan’s IHI Corporation and Rolls-Royce say they have advanced their work in additive manufacturing, cooling systems and high-pressure compressor design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing a family of autonomous collaborative platforms initially focused on delivering electronic warfare effects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The trinational industry team developing the sensor and communication suite for the fighter at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program formed a consortium.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Electro Optic Systems is looking to up the kill rate of its new counter-drone laser system to address the growing focus of armed forces on fighting UAS swarms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
The French Navy chief of staff says the program must be launched soon in order to transition from the Charles de Gaulle carrier in 2035-38.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Austrian uncrewed helicopter maker Schiebel is getting into the armed drone business, unveiling two new Camcopter systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A series of teaser images suggest Shield AI's VTOL aircraft is a tailsitter with swept wings and an internal weapons bay large enough to carry two cruise missiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Bird Aerosystems has secured a contract to develop and test an enhanced self-protection system for the Israeli Air Force’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sonny Butterworth
Berlin is rearming on a grand scale, considering voluntary conscription and enacting spending not seen since the days when Soviet tanks plowed into Prague.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Coming out of the service’s biggest exercise in recent history, the Air Force looks to make changes, but uncertainty is bubbling up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Leonardo has formally offered 32 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 fighters to meet the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing MQ-28 Block 1 Ghost Bats have completed a series of demonstrations to inform an imminent Australian decision on whether to proceed with a follow-on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
France’s plans to accelerate its planned increases in defense spending portend a potentially massive defense acquisition cycle.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Matthew Fulco
South Korean drone startup Pablo Air has merged with Volk.
Aircraft & Propulsion