Defense

A secretive DARPA office has a new project: a large hypersonic bomber prototype. The Aerospace Projects Office keeps a low profile, even by DARPA standards.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the latest incident for the carrier in the past three months.

Funding for defense technology startups backed by venture capitalists increased 11% year-on-year to $3 billion in 2024, according to Crunchbase.

“We need more than eyes in space. We need spies in space,” says Andrius Kubilius, the first European commissioner for defense and space.

ADNEC Group has announced that BlackSky Holdings, a space-based intelligence company, will be a supporting sponsor for IDEX Talks during the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX).

Boeing will present its advanced defence and security capabilities and services at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2025) in Abu Dhabi Feb. 17-21.

Indonesia's Republikorp has signed joint venture agreements with Turkey's Baykar and Roketsan which could lead to production in the Southeast Asian nation.

European artificial intelligence company Helsing says it will supply 6,000 of its new HX-2 attack uncrewed air systems (UAS) to Ukraine.

Seoul sought to export $20 billion in arms last year, but fell well short of that figure at $9.5 billion.

The selection allows CAE to launch Phase 1, the co-development phase, of the Future Fighter Lead-In Training program.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) revealed Feb. 12 that it has delivered a new airborne, multi-role radar to an unidentified “strategic” customer.

The largest edition in the history of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2025) and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX 2025) is set to take place from 17 to 21 February 2025 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi.

South African defence conglomerate Denel has announced significant developments in two of its business areas – uncrewed vehicles and air-to-air missiles.

Rheinmetall is due to start delivering to the Netherlands simulators for Embraer C-390 transport aircraft under a recently agreed deal.

The three-year Battage—a moniker combining "battery" and "age"—is led by Italy and involves participants from Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.

New French and Israeli air-launched weapons could enter the Indian inventory following agreements with state-owned Bharat Dynamics and Bharat Electronics.

The Australian Defense Department has awarded a contract to CEA Technologies to build 14 phased array radars (MMPAR).

On the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 17, 1975, issue, a U.S. Army/LTV Aerospace Corp. Lance battlefield support missile leaves its self-propelled tracked launcher in a test of a non-nuclear high-explosive warhead.

New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.

The interceptors involved could include the Standard Missile, Patriot and Theater High Altitude Area Defense programs.

DOGE, while not an actual U.S. government department, has already effectively shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

In an earnings call, the company’s management struck an upbeat note on the Iron Dome for America.

The partnership aims to produce an affordable, hypersonic military drone made by Cummings in the near-term.

Sunil said detailed design and design reviews had been completed.

HAL officially renamed the aircraft, previously called the Sitara, as Yashas.