Defense

The Defense Department ultimately will cull its civilian workforce by 5-8%.

The latest test phase was divided into six main stages—or “decks”—to verify engine and systems performance.

The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).

In 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to supply ALMDS as part of KAI’s minesweeping variant of the Surion utility helicopter.

TATV speaks to Yoav Tourgeman, the CEO of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who discusses the Israeli firm’s work in the multi-layered air defense systems realm and how its specialized R&D process brings value to its customers.

TATV Spotlight puts the focus on voice communications control system market leader Frequentis in this interview at IDEX 2025 with the company’s Usama Assi, director global strategy defense.

Over the last decade or so, the Bombardier Global Express – both the 6000 and more recently the 6500 series – have become the customer’s platform of choice when it comes to special mission aircraft.

The 2025 edition of the collocated IDEX and NAVDEX event draws to a close, reporting record numbers and a tale of great success for host Abu Dhabi, with more than 150,000 visitors in attendance.

EDGE has ended its participation at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2025, with an impressive new sales tally of US$ 2.9 Billion.

TATV speaks to Yoav Tourgeman, the CEO of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who discusses the Israeli firm’s work in the multi-layered air defence systems realm and how its specialised R&D process brings value to its customers.

Calidus now has three more B-250 prototypes being built at its Abu Dhabi facility, earmarked for development and certification of the type.

TATV Spotlight puts the focus on voice communications control system market leader Frequentis in this interview at IDEX 2025 with the company’s Usama Assi, director global strategy defence. This interview focuses on technologies and solutions that help interoperability.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.

The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.

The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.

The United Arab Emirates’ principal defense company is eyeing partnerships to realize its engine and space ambitions.

Strong demand from allied customers has led to international sales accounting for a growing share of DRS’s overall revenue since 2021.

The move keeps the XA103 on track to move into ground testing of a physical prototype by the end of the decade.

Boeing is set to deliver to the U.S. Air Force a new schedule for the long-delayed two-aircraft fleet, with projections now placing delivery as late as 2029.

The fire at SPS Technologies remained active with “hot spots” but was contained as of 9:30 a.m. EST on Feb. 20.

The past month has shattered a decade-long era of relative fiscal and strategic certainty inside the Pentagon.

The Italian aerospace and defense company has suffered financially from low production rates on the Boeing 787.

A system for France and Italy to share information and tasking across militaries regarding their Earth-observation capabilities has entered service.

Pratt has secured another contract worth up to $1.5 billion to sustain the F119 engine over the next three years and keep the F-22 flying.