Defense

Israel’s operation against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure entered a second day with the Israeli Air Force widening its strike to hit targets in the vicinity of Tehran.

The U.S. Army has funded a demonstration project to 3D print an air-launched effect fuselage using composite materials.

Astronautics has been selected to supply the complete avionics system for U.S. startup Radia’s planned WindRunner ultralarge cargo aircraft.

Airbus sasys it will be able to secure the near-term orders it needs to keep production of the A400M military transport line humming.

European militaries should expedite their pursuit of collaborative combat aircraft, Airbus Defense & Space CEO Michael Schoelhorn argues.

A DARPA program that set out to demonstrate a new class of UAS has morphed into a drive to transform the way the services acquire capability.

A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has not formalized a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Kaan next-generation fighter program.

Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.

Europe is a market transformed in terms of demand, but the task remains of beefing up the local defense industrial base, long accustomed to anaemic orders.

Portugal has agreed to buy an SAR satellite from Iceye, becoming the latest European state to invest in building up its military Earth-observation capability.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.

LEO satellite constellation startup Muon Space completed a $146 million Series B funding round that includes $89.5 million in new capital.

The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.

While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.

Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.

The June 24-25 NATO summit and Trump’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9 are casting dark foreshadowings over this year’s air show.

In addition to learning lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War, the French Air and Space Force is working on defense in space.

The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.

The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.

The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.

The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.

UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.

A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.

Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.