Defense

Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.

NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.

The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.

The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.

Analyst Byron Callan joins Aviation Week editors to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s attack on contractor profits and his plan to boost defense spending by 50%.

Airbus has named Matthieu Louvot to be the new CEO of its helicopter division, replacing Bruno Even, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm.

Australia agreed with Luxembourg-based satellite communications provider SES to extend the life of the IS-22 satellite’s UHF satcom services for military use.

South Korea’s Finance Ministry instructed DAPA to revise the mass-production schedule and budget allocation for the KF-21.

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.

Lockheed Martin is developing two concepts for greatly extending the range of the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk to offer to the U.S. Navy.

X-Bow Systems on Jan. 12 announced it has completed preliminary design review of its new Mk-72 and Mk-104 solid rocket motors.

The U.S. and Taiwan will co-produce 155mm artillery shells in an expansion of joint defense manufacturing efforts, Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12.

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $233 million to manufacture a new lightweight torpedo to be launched from the service’s fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

Germany has ordered eight General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems to perform maritime patrol.

UK defense ministers will not say when a decision might be made on whether to contract for a £1 billion new fleet of medium helicopters.

A series of recent demonstrations have familiarized Boeing F/A-18E/F and Lockheed Martin F-35C pilots with Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The UK’s chief of defense staff says he is unable provide a date for the publication of the Defense Investment Plan.

Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.

Sweden is planning to invest a further $1.6 billion in air defense capability focused on protecting cities and civilian infrastructure.

China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025.

Sweden is joining the list of European countries buying Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.

Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.

The UK says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine.

Europe should establish a European Security Council to bolster its defense posture, Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius argues.