Defense

Preliminary contracts have been signed for the transfer of assets of Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace to Turkey’s Baykar, ahead of the deal closing this spring.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said the country would welcome Saudi Arabia into the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP).

While the levels of growth are far from spectacular, the increase nonetheless keeps Saudi Arabia's defense budget rising following an extended period of cuts.

The World Defense Show (WDS) will be held 8-12 February 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in partnership with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI).

AMMROC has signed an MoU with Marshall to collaborate in identifying synergies, expanding market reach, and enhancing service capabilities for both military and commercial aviation.

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.

With fighter recapitalization decisions made, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and others turn their attention to helicopter capacity.

Dubbed Balman, the balloon may be used to watch a given area, thanks to its station-keeping capability, at a lower cost than a geostationary satellite.

The Italian company revealed the discussions after Baykar announced it had hosted a delegation from Leonardo.

Benin and Tunisia are the latest African nations to upgrade their border and interior surveillance capabilities with new aircraft.

BAE Systems Australia discreetly began flight trials of its Razer Low-Cost Precision Guided Munition (LCPGM) back in December 2023, the company has revealed.

Hexcel posted revenue of $474 million in the December quarter, up 4% year-on-year, while earnings per share of $0.52 just edged out Wall Street’s expectations.

Saudi Arabia is the second nation to express interest in ordering Turkey’s Kaan fighter after Azerbaijan made similar overtures last year.

The company on Jan. 23 announced its preliminary earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, with total revenues of $5.4 billion and an operating margin of 41.9%.

GE’s Flight Deck lean-out program remains the heart of the aerospace and defense engine giant’s improvement effort.

The aerospace industry must ensure security of its “crown jewels” through collaboration, investment in education and a comprehensive cybersecurity game plan.

“It’s time to be able to move through space at will and to be able to defend ourselves when we are attacked,” ULA CEO Tory Bruno says.

The airlifters will ferry more than 5,000 migrants from the San Diego and El Paso, Texas, areas.

The delivery was the 64th for the MC-130J fleet and the 134th total number of MC-130Js, AC-130Js and HC-130Js.

“No, we are not at war—not yet. But we need to prepare ... there is nothing that cannot be weaponized against us today,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.

The Hyderabad-based Defense Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) ran an active-cooled scramjet combustor for 120 sec.

Airbus has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 modified with a Eurofighter nose to support active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar testing.

EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says the union should model cooperative approaches to defense based on its success in space collaborations.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration unveiled the development plan and concept design for the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).

On the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 18, 1985, issue, Rockwell International technicians at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee, adjust control surfaces on a one-quarter scale mockup of the company's AGM-130 guided weapon system.