Defense

Explore the global race to field next‑generation crewed fighters—from the USAF's Boeing F‑47 and the U.S. Navy's in‑competition F/A‑XX to the UK‑Italy‑Japan Global Combat Air Program, with snapshots from Germany, Spain, and France. In this webinar, we'll provide an update on program status and budgets, market prospects, key technical challenges, and the innovations poised to reshape air combat power.

A major electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Boeing F-15SA fighters has entered the early stages of the acquisition process within the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system.

One theme united the first-quarter analyst calls by the publicly traded electric air taxi startups: the defense market.

Dyzne Technologies has unveiled a new expendable drone, the Blitz, and a shipping container-based launch system to deploy “high-volume” swarms of UAVs.

A missile resembling the AIM-260 is spotted on a Navy F/A-18F, advancing U.S. air-to-air capabilities.

The British Army narrows its search for an autonomous Apache wingman, with four companies advancing in Project NYX to deliver operational capability by 2030.

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UK ties defense payments to contractor performance, raising incentives for faster delivery and easing regulations for smaller businesses.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.

Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.

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Australia Selects PteroDynamics P4 For Naval Logistics

Corrosion and spare parts shortages reduce UK F-35 mission rates as officials address engineering gaps and delayed infrastructure plans.

Rafael is proposing to equip UAVs with some of the self-protection equipment more typically associated with combat aircraft.

EDGE acquires Italian propulsion firm CMD to expand its expertise in engines and create a European propulsion hub for aeronautical, automotive and marine sectors.

Elbit wins $34M contract to develop external fuel tanks for Israeli F-35s, boosting range and flexibility for long-range missions.

A recovery plan for the Boeing KC-46 pushes the arrival of the Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0 upgrade by more than a year.

Multiple modifications made by Russia to improve the lethality and survivability of the Kh-101cruise missile against air defenses have achieved only limited success.

Norway’s armed forces are experimenting with artificial intelligence to speed up helicopter search and rescue missions.

The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has been granted funding to buy additional helicopters, in addition to aircraft already on order from Airbus.

The U.S. Air Force has ordered a batch of one-way attack drones and support services from Aevex, according to the U.S. company which has supplied thousands of similar systems to Ukraine.

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program is expanding to include the acquisition of recoverable “bomber” types of uncrewed aircraft systems.

The Swiss government said it will lean more heavily on RUAG to help manage development of an expansive military and civil air traffic surveillance program that it now believes may come in on time and on budget.

Bern expects to assess French, German, Israeli, and South Korean air and missile defense options to augment its needs given expanding issues with delivery of the U.S. Patriot systems.