Defense

A lawmaker says the White House should more forcefully direct the coordination of defending against drones flying over U.S. military bases.

The European Union has unveiled its first Defense White Paper to strengthen its security and bolster the region’s defense industry.

Anduril Industries has secured the Republic of Singapore Air Force as its first international partner for the Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform.

OHB is setting up a subsidiary in the UK as it looks to win a slice of the potentially increasing British defense market.

Boeing's F-15 SE "Silent Eagle" featuring 15-deg canted vertical fins and internal weapons carriage in conformal fuel tanks is intended to provide some stealth capability for the international market.

The DOD is also in the midst of acting on an order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reallocate 8% in funding among the services to higher priorities.

The new facility will support Kratos’ work on the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed program.

Mach Industries and Heven Drones will produce the first of these platforms.

A new defense posture for Europe, called Readiness 2030, will call on member states to also invest in military mobility.

The comments came as Emmanuel Macron said two Dassault Rafale squadrons will be stood up at the base to replace the Mirage 2000 fighters based there.

The German measure passed March 18 with the support of 513 legislators, with 207 voting against.

USAF and Navy leaders have pitched their future fighter plans to Trump, as the Pentagon and the administration prepare to decide how to fund procurement.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force and Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency have linked up with Shield AI to co-develop AI for autonomous ops.

An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has collided with a parked Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion helicopter, destroying both aircraft in the resulting fire.

China now has a naval aviation branch modeled closely on the capabilities and performance of the US Navy’s carrier-based aircraft.

The new campaign began March 15 at the direction of President Donald Trump, with more than 30 targets across multiple locations struck by aircraft.

The companies receiving contracts include Swan, a U.S. software company partnered with an undisclosed Ukrainian UAV company.

Finnish defense infrastructure agency Defense Properties is building the Pratt & Whitney F135 assembly and maintenance facilities in Linnavuori near Nokia.

Kela Technologies has developed an open architecture platform to integrate sensor data for defense.

The Loke system brings together Saab’s Giraffe 1X surveillance radar, a lightweight command-and-control system and the Trackfire remote weapon system.

Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.

In many ways, Pentagon leaders might be pleased by the terms embedded in the stopgap spending law signed by President Donald Trump on March 15.

Hynaero, which was established in 2023, is trying to develop its Fregate-F100 twin-turboprop amphibian with Airbus.

MBDA says it expects to double missile production output this year compared with 2023 and is exploring cooperation with the car industry to accelerate this.

In an undated video released by Chinese state media outlet CCTV, a CH-9 carrying an electronic pod can be seen taking off from an unspecified base.