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.
Ursa Major Technologies is joining the rush to the public markets, though opting for the route of using a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) rather than initial public offering.
The UK government has cleared the release of classified information on MBDA’s Storm Shadow/Scalp air-launched cruise missile to enable local production of the weapon in Ukraine.
Saab has reiterated its intention to build an aerospace hub in Canada that would be capable of producing the Gripen E/F fighter, should Ottawa decide to split buy its combat aircraft fleet.
The U.S. Navy has launched the first U.S. ground-based sled track facility to test infrared countermeasures in supersonic flight conditions amid more missile vulnerabilities being demonstrated overseas.
The U.S. Navy wants to steam ahead on bringing more uncrewed aircraft into its air wings, but the service chief favors a different approach than had previously been laid out.
Collins Aerospace completed altitude testing of a major subsystem competing for a contract to replace the Honeywell power and thermal management system inside the Lockheed Martin F-35.
The Chinese air force is showcasing its long-range deployment capacity, dispatching some of its J-16 fighters to Africa for the first time as part of a wider force package participating in a military exercise in Egypt.
Saab is closing in on a first flight of its Ruby low-cost uncrewed aircraft system, but development has been challenged by issues in the assembly of the air vehicle’s wings.
Saab is seeing emerging interest in teaming its GlobalEye business jet-based airborne early warning (AEW) platform with the new LoyalEye system fitted to the General Atomics MQ-9 SkyGuardian.
The U.S. Navy is developing and currently flight testing a new long-range air-to-air missile that will far exceed the capabilities of the AIM-120 and likely the recently disclosed AIM-174B as well.
The U.S. Navy's new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is under heavy scrutiny as President Donald Trump has ordered a new look at possibly returning to steam catapults.
With about one week left in August, the U.S. Navy is still hopeful an announcement will be made on awarding its next-generation fighter though it is out of the service’s hands.
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