Defense

In the July 10 memo, released then redacted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines a goal of making the U.S. the world’s leader in drone operations.

For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an effective bunker-buster bomb is challenging.

The Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in Nevada-based rare earth producer MP Materials in the latest move by the Trump administration.

U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said he will continue blocking indefinitely the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s purchased by Turkey during a July 9 hearing.

Despite DARPA’s recent decision to cancel its Liberty Lifter program, amphibious fixed-wing military aircraft seem to be—to one extent or another—here to stay.

Missile programs and procurement are at the heart of a renewed defense cooperation agreement between France and the UK.

Air forces and senior commanders from around 60 countries are set to converge on London next week and the spotlight will be on a recent UK defense review.

Rare earths are essential for a wide variety of defense systems to function but the U.S. is largely reliant on China for these strategic metals. Listen in as experts discuss what can be done.

Belgium will halt operations with its land-based NH90 tactical transport helicopters, aiming to replace them in 2026, Defense Minister Theo Francken says.

Swedish company Avioniq is developing an artificial intelligence-driven pilot aid that could help Eurofighter Typhoon crews in air combat.

Boeing says it is still pursuing South Korea’s AEW requirement after the U.S. government’s failure to submit a formal offer in the third and latest round of bidding threw an E-7 proposal into doubt.

Europe is ramping up efforts to field its next-generation rocket engines as it seeks higher thrust and more efficient propulsion systems.

President Donald Trump is replacing acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

The Space Force is replacing its legacy tactical and strategic satellite communications assets with disaggregated and proliferated spacecraft.

A House panel has endorsed a DARPA plan to fly a reusable hypersonic aircraft demonstrator for reconnaissance and strike missions.

Bell will get a chance to build an X-plane demonstrator for high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology based on a stop/fold rotor system.

A Russian Altius long-endurance uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) crashed July 8 during flight testing near Kazan.

The German Bundestag has begun the debate on higher defense spending that would also see a significant uptick in the procurement budget for the current year.

Spain will again rely on Airbus to provide its radar satellites with a replacement.

The Lancaster House defense and security treaties between France and the UK will “scale up,” reflecting the international threat picture, Macron says.

In March, the Royal Navy swopped a Wildcat HM2 anti-surface helicopter deployed to the region aboard HMS Lancaster, with support from a RAF C-17A Globemaster. Alan Warnes reports.

Raphe mPhibr, an Indian aircraft manufacturing company specialising in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has adopted Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

KAI has revealed a conceptual design for a carrier-based UCAV, developed in support of the Republic of Korea Navy’s future drone carrier program.

Norwegian missile-maker Kongsberg could further ramp up output as its defense and space backlog swells to a new record.

80 years ago in Aviation Week we reported that Germany’s surrender in May 1945 ended World War II in Europe, but the U.S. still faced a daunting battle with Japan in the Pacific theater.