Defense

Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is developing the first in a family of modular interceptors that could engage rapidly proliferating small drone threats.

Airbus has secured the deal to provide the British military with an SAR system as part of the UK’s effort to build up indigenous Earth-observation capacity.

Researchers appeal for new aerial gunnery requirements to unlock development of hypersonic ammunition.

Saeed Al Mansouri, defence exhibitions advisor at ADNEC Group looks at how next week’s IDEX-NAVDEX defence show advances the UAE’s vision for a diversified, technology-driven economy

PILATUS secured Royal Netherlands Air Force as launch customer for eight PC-7 MKX trainers for delivery from 1H27.

The authorization comes two weeks after President Donald Trump lifted a hold by the Biden administration on a batch of Mk 84 bombs to Israel.

The agreement closes an eight-year-old case brought by a former senior staff policy pricing analyst for Lockheed’s training and simulation business.

The metals are crucial inputs for a wide variety of defense systems, and the U.S. has limited domestic reserves and stockpiles.

The service will replace its existing fleet of 13 PC-7s with eight PC-7MKXs and four flight simulators.

The alliance’s Allied Command Transformation has asked industry and academia for ideas to counter glide bombs as part of one of its innovation challenges.

The ministry says the Jan. 25 test validated the flight performance of the domestically produced standoff missile, which “performed as planned.”

Saab is ramping up staffing on a Swedish military project to devise future combat aircraft capabilities and expects to fly several UAS in the coming years, CEO Micael Johansson says.

Russia's first space launch in 2025 also marked the final mission of its Soyuz-2.1v light launcher, with the country effectively running out of its supply of motors for the rocket type.

Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.

Baykar’s products have proven popular among African forces, with the workhorse TB2 expected to lead all other platforms in regional sales by 2035

Photographs of the wreckage circulating on social media show the aircraft was a Beechcraft King Air 300.

The company plans to use its capital infusion to lengthen the time its Microballoons can stay aloft.

A defense official said Feb. 6 that the latest flight took off from Biggs Army Airfield near El Paso, Texas, the same morning en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Block 42 F-16C, assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, crashed shortly after taking off on April 30, 2024.

European nations routinely make use of data links like Link 16.

Russia has named a new leader of space agency Roscosmos after several high-profile missteps in the country’s space program.

Honeywell will follow the path of General Electric and United Technologies Corp. and split into different parts.

Embraer says it ended 2024 with a 3.3-times book-to-bill ratio for its defense business by value on the strength of C-390 and A-29 order intake.

The first Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft France had pledged to donate to Ukraine have arrived in the embattled country, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says.

Automotive software startup Applied Intuition acquired EpiSys Science (EpiSci), forming a new powerhouse in the defense market for autonomy programs.