Defense

By Tony Osborne
UK defense procurement minister Maria Eagle has been sacked from government in a reshuffle, just days before she was due to address the UK’s flagship defense exhibition DSEI.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sonny Butterworth
Berlin is rearming on a grand scale, considering voluntary conscription and enacting spending not seen since the days when Soviet tanks plowed into Prague.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
South Korea says it has advanced its hypersonic weapons program with a successful test of its HyCore technology demonstrator, achieving speeds of up to Mach 6.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Coming out of the service’s biggest exercise in recent history, the Air Force looks to make changes, but uncertainty is bubbling up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Gen. Thomas Bussiere to be the U.S. Air Force's vice chief of staff, a source says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Leonardo has formally offered 32 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 fighters to meet the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing MQ-28 Block 1 Ghost Bats have completed a series of demonstrations to inform an imminent Australian decision on whether to proceed with a follow-on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.
Satellites

Sharon B. DeVivo
The new academic year is a great time to reach out to students who could be next-generation employees in aviation and aerospace.
Maintenance & Training

By Steve Trimble
After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brandon Patrick
France’s plans to accelerate its planned increases in defense spending portend a potentially massive defense acquisition cycle.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
A multinational startup has secured a UK defense ministry contract to test a ramjet-powered artillery round
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
South Korean drone startup Pablo Air has merged with Volk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Ascent Aviation Services has chosen Block Aero Technologies to digitalize its used serviceable material business and open doors to selling parts in China.
Services & Support

By Robert Wall
Panama has finalized its deal to start operating Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
When non-CO2 effects are taken into consideration, the maximum lifecycle reduction in emissions possible with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is less than 50%.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
Four Michigan-based FBOs have received electric aircraft charging infrastructure through a partnership between Avflight and Beta Technologies.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Robert Wall
Bird Aerosystems has secured a first batch of orders to bring a laser-based directed infrared countermeasures self-protection system to smaller aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry is working on two missiles very similar to the MBDA Meteor. Now it seems we may finally know part of the reason why.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Swiss government has opted to forgo key features in its Hermes 900 UAS because of repeated development delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France says it has ordered a counter-drone laser system as a demonstrator with an eye on potentially fielding a system around 2030.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
China has unveiled its latest nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal, featuring a new variant of the liquid-fueled DF-5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has launched an advanced materials provider, Canopy Aerospace & Defense.
Supply Chain

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Planned investments for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) include several key procurements across the domains of air mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), training, air combat capability, and unmanned systems.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control received its biggest contract in the segment’s history, a $9.8 billion award from the U.S. Army.
Missile Defense & Weapons