Defense

In 2024 average defense expenditure among NATO members has surpassed guideline levels for the first time this century.

The demonstration—Toutatis—will comprise the Lisa-1 space situational awareness satellite and the Splinter LEO action satellite to deal with suspicious activities.

Intel's funding comes from the Biden administration’s $52.5 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing.

The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.

The U.S. Air Force is looking at a new acquisition approach for its future tanker.

Service leaders have said the NGAD fighter competition is on pause.

The missile was unveiled Sept. 16 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

Founded in 2007, Azure is known for its strengths in radio frequency (RF) products.

The Space Development Agency’s first operational satellites are scheduled to launch early next year due to supply chain issues that prevented a 2024 launch.

The UK should consider acquiring U.S.-developed hypersonic weapons until it can fully resource nationally developed weapons, a think tank says.

The sporadic attacks from the east and north of Israel follow a dismal routine.

Poland’s Defense Minister has approved calls from commanders to allow non-commissioned officers to fly the country’s new Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the RAF's Puma helicopter fleet could fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a replacement medium rotorcraft.

Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting USAF future refueling plans including topping up CCA in contested airspace.

Chinese state media has hinted that trials have begun of a new carrier-borne fighter, with speculation that Beijing could be referring to the Shenyang J-35.

L3Harris, the Trusted Disruptor in advanced hypersonic propulsion with 40 years of experience, stands ready to power operational hypersonic systems now.

What is the power and thermal management system on an advanced fighter and why is it so important? Dive into EPACS with Collins Aerospace.

The Houthi missile did not appear to be intercepted over Israeli territory after slipping through Israel’s long-range ballistic missile defenses.

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The authorizations add to a record haul of more than $90 billion in authorized FMS cases so far this year by the U.S. government.

Lockheed Martin says timing issues around the next lot of F-35 JSF production could affect sales and cashflow.

The British government has awarded BAE Systems a £60 million ($78 million) contract to develop a more capable version of the Sting Ray torpedo.

The NATO SeaSparrow Consortium has awarded BAE Systems Australia a contract to increase the production of Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Blk. 2 components.

Northrop Grumman is "monitoring" changes USAF may make to its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program after the company took a pass on bidding as a prime.

Editors discuss the V-22 program and its safety, but first shed light on the latest NGAD and CCA developments as AFA fast approaches.