Defense

By Alex Derber
Pratt & Whitney’s aftermarket sales have driven a 50% rise in second-quarter operating profit for the RTX subsidiary.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault prepares Rafale F5 development featuring AI, UCAV integration and advanced systems despite pending French approval.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed aims to begin production of its networked Sniper targeting pod in 2027, boosting F-35 connectivity.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Thales expects an IRIS2 contract soon as Europe boosts sovereign satellite communications and space investment.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Ukraine will receive a heavy-lift evacuation drone as MBDA explores armed and battlefield support variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France plans to deploy an Airbus A400M for experimental aerial firefighting missions as wildfires intensify nationwide.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin is continuing its teaming agreement with KAI to offer the T-50 trainer in the UK as it scours the country for a potential production partner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo will seek British industrial links to support a planned M‑346 bid for an emerging British jet trainer competition, newly appointed CEO Lorenzo Mariani told Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
The holy grail in missile defense today is a cheaper way to down threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
After the termination of the trinational New Generation Fighter program, Dassault Aviation is gearing up to work on a Rafale successor on its own.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is set to spend £20 million ($26.7 million) to develop a hypersonic target to generate data in support of air and missile defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sikorsky and Safran agreed to expand propulsion collaboration for next-generation rotorcraft targeting commercial and defense markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The newly appointed UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting delivered a keynote speech at Farnborough Airshow, highlighting defence investment, air power and innovation.
Defense

By Robert Wall
Germany seeks approval for four additional P-8As while pursuing renewed anti-ship strike and air-launched capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has picked CoAspire’s Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile-Extended Range for a new program aimed at quickly delivering low-cost missiles to foreign partners.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The sensor and power providers for the Edgewing GCAP fighter will spend the project phase turning concepts into technology demonstrations to mature capabilities for the detailed design phase.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Shield AI is progressing on building its initial X-BAT autonomous fighters after it announced that it had fired its thrust-vectoring engine for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Aviation Week's executive editor for defense and space, Robert Wall, reports on significant developments for GCAP at Farnborough Airshow 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has unveiled Brontanax, its eagerly awaited collaborative combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems compressed 18 months of work to develop a low-cost anti-drone capability for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon into just 42 days, the company has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to hold on to its stake in German defense electronics specialist Hensoldt, according to the CEO of the Italian defense giant, Lorenzo Mariani.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Venus Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have entered a collaboration agreement for evaluation of the Houston-based company’s rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
A trio of senior officials is on deck, ready to usher in a new era of U.S. military space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Sustaining success in Angola’s counter-insurgency missions will require continued investment in key air power capabilities, and the country’s air force has set several important modernization programs in motion.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Airbus seeks a major role in Europe's next-generation fighter while exploring new partnerships after FCAS collapsed.
Aircraft & Propulsion