Defense

The European Union is to support research and technology efforts on the development of small turbofan engines for CCAs.

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have agreed to more than triple the annual output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors.

Aerospace and defense electronics company Teledyne RISI has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. for providing nonconforming aircraft parts to the military.

The Pentagon says it has agreed to boost output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to 2,000 missiles per year.

Deliveries of the F 35A are expected to begin in 2031, with Full Operational Capability targeted for 2035. The service’s Gripen lease has been extended to 2035 to cover the gap.

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ReElement Technologies has secured a $200 million investment from Transition Equity Partners to ramp up critical minerals production in Marion, Indiana.

The U.S. military staged one of the most daring, complex and successful military raids in modern history on Venezuela.

Cambium Biomaterials, a California-based startup that manufactures advanced materials for aerospace and defense, raised $100 million in a funding round.

Germany’s Rheinmetall and missile manufacturer MBDA are to create a joint venture for naval air defense lasers.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it was “unfair” to banish his country from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and has called for Ankara to be readmitted to the project.

Pakistan has revealed a new conventionally armed air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 600 km (373 mi.) following a successful test of the weapon.

Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan says key elements of its Siper 1 long-range air and missile defense system have completed battery acceptance trials.

Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.

The American system of innovation is like a quantum system: It is nondeterministic, everywhere all at once, exploring a multitude of possibilities.

U.S. soldiers and law enforcement personnel captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid involving scores of combat aircraft and specially equipped helicopters.

AIRBUS and INDRA GROUP were selected by Spanish MOD for 18-month conceptual definition study for future Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft. Airbus is expected to carry out the necessary mods to the selected aircraft.

AIRBUS was selected by Spanish MOD to lead development and implementation of new combat Integrated Training System (ITS-C) in partnership with TURKISH AEROSPACE as supplier of 30 HÜRJET jet trainers to replace F-5s.

SAAB finalized SEK12.3b order from France's DGA for two GlobalEye AEW&C (Global 6500) aircraft, plus GSE, training and support, for delivery in 2029-2032 to replace E-3Fs; deal includes option for two additional aircraft.

DARPA is taking a hard look at the quizzical, quantum-mechanics-based hardware.

Quantum sensors and navigation could be deployed soon while other technologies are years from reality.

The Royal Malaysian Navy has confirmed that one of its Westland Super Lynx Mk. 300 helicopters was involved in an emergency water landing.

The Pentagon will provide $18.5 million in funding to Lattice Materials, a manufacturer of advanced defense optics systems.

TransDigm has signed a definitive agreement with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for Stellant Systems for around $960 million in cash.

An effort by France, Germany and Spain on their cooperative Future Combat Air System fighter program will continue into 2026.