Defense

U.S. Navy testing advanced aerial mines with built-in guidance, as well as deploying new mine-detection systems

Malaysia’s defense minister discusses concerns about ISIS, the ongoing hunt for MH370 and long-term goals for Asean nations, among other topics.

Are some A&D companies becoming too good at business? Many are acting like well-oiled corporations, doing all the right things for their owners and executives—but maybe not for the nations they serve.

BAE may not be leading the pack of its TPC peers, but it is managing its business portfolio and it is a leading performer for the Pentagon.

We have seen some incredible leaps forward in technical innovation. We also have seen some incredible leaps backward in other areas.

Wall Street can favor individual A&D companies or the sector as a whole, even as others lament mediocre program performance.

If not for a growing tailwind benefit of how Lockheed accounts for its pension liabilities, as well as its FX hedging and other asset-management accounting moves, its 2014 financial results and TPC scores would look worse.

Shareholders in aerospace and defense are reaping benefits more often associated with blue chip companies.

House to fund some Navy unfunded priorities, Virginia lawmaker keeps an eye on Uclass, more support for taking ATC out of FAA and aerospace companies collaborate with government space plans.

TPC rankings are the result of a composite scoring of four equally weighted performance categories that place significant emphasis on operating excellence.

Byron Callan ​ Director Capital Alpha Partners Tom Captain Vice Chairman, Global A&D Sector Leader Deloitte Antoine Gelain ​ Managing Director Paragon European Partners Steven Grundman ​ Principal, Grundman Advisory Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council Harlan Irvine Principal Deloitte

An unexpected threat to European air traffic is being posed by uncooperative military aircraft flying in busy international airspace.

As NATO and Russia are stepping up air patrols in and around Eastern Europe – including an increasing amount of flights with transponders turned off – aviation safety officials are scrambling to keep the skies safe for commercial airlines.

Zephyr unmanned solar-powered aircraft showing promise as surveillance and communications platform

Israel’s air and missile defense systems completes one more step toward fruition; fourth test phase slated for later this year.

The U.S. Navy is committed to using UUVs for the dangerous mission of clearing waterways of mines, but developmental issues are proving thorny.

While they have mostly been used in areas with minimal defenses against them, UAS are now being upgraded to survive against counter-UAV defenses.

Swarms of cooperating small UAVs offer the potential to counter hostile defenses at lower cost than conventional weapon systems.

While new requirements like that might seem onerous, remember that the whole technology push represents an opportunity to industry.

As the wheels come off India’s plans to build Rafales, Brazil’s Gripen program moves carefully forward.

Poland has taken the next step toward modernizing its armed forces, but its selections may have wider effects.

Four years after the first Sbirs GEO launch, USAF pushes to get more infrared data to users in the field.

Poland has selected Airbus Helicopters to provide the country’s future military utility helicopters, while Raytheon’s Patriot has been chosen as Warsaw’s next generation surface-to-air missile system.

With operational debut around the corner, Marine and Navy officials temper expectations of F-35B’s early capabilities.

High-energy laser developer says its third-generation tactical weapon is five years ahead in technical maturity compared to fiber laser systems.