New Zealand manufacturer NZAero has restarted production of its CT-4 trainer, and is also close to securing a new support agreement for the Royal Thai Air Force.
After its Lift Challenge came tantalizingly close to demonstrating that a drone can lift four times its own weight, DARPA has launched a program to mature the technology for military and commercial applications.
German hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris says it has completed the first flight of a prototype of Cobra, its air-to-air missile-launch uncrewed air vehicle.
A NASA-funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically-cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.
The cover of our May 1941 edition featured a Pratt & Whitney advertisement hailing the deliveries of U.S.-built Consolidated Liberator bombers to the UK, which was fighting for survival against Nazi Germany.
The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter deployment to Australia has revealed a reality: If it wants to get into the fight quickly, it needs support from allies.
Venture capital investment in defense tech is booming, but as with other sectors that have seen such booms, there will be some big winners and many losers.
The U.S. Navy will modernize its MH-60 helicopter with new structural changes to both variants of the Seahawk, along with new avionics updates and a new open mission systems approach for upgrades.
Shooting down the most advanced missile threats often requires interceptors tipped with kill vehicles, a costly subsystem now served by a limited U.S. supply chain.
Lyntris, the latest space and defense technology debutant to become publicly traded, saw its stock price drop 14% in its first day of trading but recover nearly 3% the next day.
The U.S. State Department has approved an offer worth $4.5 billion to export four Boeing KC-46A air refueling aircraft for the Qatari government, the agency said on Aug. 20.
U.S. defense startup Castelion will expand manufacturing capacity for a ballistic missile, accelerate development of a long-range hypersonic weapon and invest in new defensive interceptors after raising more than $1 billion in additional funding.
Switzerland now rates its long-range air defense project as “red,” warning it lacks the ability to get the effort back on track, while the quarterly assessment of major defense projects downgrades the risk level associated with the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters.
The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.
