Defense

Outgoing United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno will join Blue Origin as its new president of national security.

L3Harris plans to double production next year of Kratos-designed Zeus solid rocket motors for hypersonic vehicles, the company said on Dec. 23.

The U.S. Navy on Dec. 23 announced it was awarding Leonardo UK a $54.3 million contract for ALQ-260 BriteCloud decoys to protect the Pentagon’s F-35 fleet.

LIG Nex1 won a contract for a seven-year program to develop the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (SRAAM)-II, the South Korean defense company said.

The Office of Naval Research on Dec. 23 awarded Skydweller’s U.S. arm the $1.4 million contract for the development.

The U.S. Marine Corps has laid out an ambitious goal to field thousands of uncrewed systems following a model laid out earlier this year by the U.S. Army.

In 2026, the U.S. Space Force wants to pass several development milestones for its Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program.

The first iteration of the Pentagon's annual China report published during President Donald Trump’s second term illustrates a tonal shift on the prospects of an amphibious assault of Taiwan.

Boeing has resumed F-15EX deliveries quickly after the end of a 15-week strike—but budget data shows the U.S. Air Force program is well behind schedule.

Airbus has unveiled a concept to weaponize the MQ-72C Lakota Connector with a modular system that can carry and deploy dozens of air-launched effects.

A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter completed a first flight powered by a 35,000-lb.-thrust Izdeliye 177 engine this month.

The U.S. Air Force has outlined two new updates to its Boeing C-17 airlifter fleet

The Advanced Aviation Engine Development Project will develop, test and certify a turbofan engine with 16,000 lb.-thrust at military power and 24,000 lb.-thrust on afterburner.

The delivery of the first MC-55 Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is imminent.

As 2025 draws to an end, the Resilient-GPS program “doesn’t have a future fate,” one contractor says.

Spain ordered 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft days after the government in Madrid gave the OEM's helicopter arm a boost with a mammoth 100-rotorcraft deal.

South Korea is boosting its funding for a next-generation launch system with a focus on rocket reusability, according to the Korea AeroSpace Administration.

TEXTRON AVIATION DEFENSE finalized contract to deliver Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system (two aircraft) to Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), in coordination with KANEMATSU CORPORATION, in 2029.

Howmet Aerospace said Dec. 22 it is buying the Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing fastener and fittings business from Stanley Black and Decker.

DARPA wants to harness the noisy radio frequency environment of the ionosphere.

The market for crewed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as for maritime patrol, will reach $23 billion through 2034.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revealed a shift in strategy.

Honeywell's aerospace segment will record a $470 million financial charge in Q4 2025 for Flexjet-related litigation payments.

Skyryse has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with its SkyOS automated flight control system.