Defense

USAF/General Dynamics' Tomahawk ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) was launched for the first time Feb. 25, 1982, using a launch control center that will be used to support operational GLCM systems.

Diversified parts provider Leggett & Platt will sell its aerospace and defense unit for $285 million gross to private investment firm Tinicum.

The administration is disrupting the $52.5 billion CHIPS and Science Act, raising questions about the security of military semiconductor investment funding.

Embraer and South Africa’s Denel have signed an MoU outlining the framework for a potential future collaboration on the KC-390 Millennium aircraft.

The newcomers can bid for Lane 1 work once they complete a successful first flight.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has received the L3Harris/Air Tractor OA-1K Skyraider II.

Denel and Embraer have agreed to a framework for future industrial collaboration on the KC-390.

Europe would have gaps in key mission areas if a push to reduce the U.S. military’s presence on the continent were to occur, the top U.S. officer in the region says.

A new U.S. Air Force unit creating a proving ground for autonomous combat aircraft hopes to take flight within the year.

Diehl Defense and Elbit Systems are offering a laser-guided rocket system for Germany’s Airbus H145M helicopters.

The UK says F-35 delays to production and upgrades will not impact its plans to declare the aircraft's full operational capability.

The defense research laboratories of Australia and the UK have teamed up to jointly develop subsystems for new-generation low-cost weapons and munitions.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has scheduled a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee to head NASA.

Anduril has signed three MOUs with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, LIG Nex1 and Korean Air to collaborate on uncrewed weapons and AI.

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has become the first of the Eurofighter partner nations to formally retire the Tranche 1 variant of the combat aircraft.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced the selection of Saab Gripen E/F fighters late on April 2.

Robust on-orbit sensing and characterization systems are critical to deterring hostile actions and maintaining freedom of access to space as a global common.

Troy Meink, Trump's nominee for Air Force secretary, is looking to continue the service’s aircraft modernization push and increase the Space Force’s funding share.

PANAMA selected Embraer's Super Tucano as new surveillance and protection platform for its National Air and Naval Service (SENAN); seven other Latin American countries have chosen aircraft as their main surveillance aircraft.

LEONARDO has £165m contract extension to continue maintaining the Royal Navy's fleet of 54 Merlin helicopters.

AEROVIRONMENT received shareholder approval to acquire BLUEHALO, VA (space technologies/cUAS/EW/AI) in all-stock deal valued at $4.1b to accelerate its transformation into a leading next-generation defense technology company.

The first test of the L3Harris platform-agnostic mobile counter-drone system will be conducted later this year.

Boeing has been awarded an $18.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to mature autonomous refueling.

Trump touched on the automotive industry repeatedly in his White House speech, but he did not identify aerospace and defense, nor detail how tariffs would work.

The first Block 70 model F-16 has landed in Bulgaria, the country’s defense ministry has announced.