Defense

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is again zeroing out funding for the U.S. Air Force’s Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has broken down its $350 billion reconciliation budget request into multiple areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin will integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement into the Aegis Combat System under a roughly $200 million contract from the U.S. Navy.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
U.S. budget documents released on April 21 reveal that the U.S. Navy plans to buy 4,500 air-launched hypersonic missiles for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs over the next five years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Northrop Grumman is moving as “expeditiously as possible” to get a new radar system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into customers' hands, CEO Kathy Warden said on a company earnings call.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Nearly five months into 2026, the UK government appears no closer to delivering its long-awaited Defense Investment Plan (DIP).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman says a previously undisclosed company-owned test aircraft has been sold to the USAF as part of a B-21 Raider production acceleration pact.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Ukraine is looking to produce more than seven million drones this year as part of the wider scaling up of its defense industrial capability.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Western militaries need to rethink their plans to marshal and resupply frontline troops given the lessons from Ukraine, argues the head of Norway’s Defense Logistics Organization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has announced an AU$7 billion ($5 billion) investment over the next decade to expand counter-UAS capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Thales expects the Iran war to drive long-term air defense demand, while noting air travel disruptions could be a headwind for commercial aviation activities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Honeywell will transfer F124 jet engine assembly permanently to Phoenix from Taiwan.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will keep two Fairchild Republic A-10 squadrons in service until 2030 to “preserve combat power.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force on April 20 announced it is canceling its long-delayed GPS ground control system after lengthy speculation on its future.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are exploring a future radar mission upgrade for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as the current Block II modernization effort prepares to ramp up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The USMC has opted to fully replace the nacelles of its Bell Boeing V-22 fleet as the focus to increase the readiness and safety of the tiltrotor has grown.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Swedish developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pilot aid claims its technology could transform the effectiveness of combat aircraft and their crews.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Steve Trimble
Boeing demonstrated a turbojet-powered GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) for the U.S. Navy in early April.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has launched market research for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles-Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
One of the two companies vying for the F/A-XX contract lacks the capacity to deliver the fighter on time, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NHIndustries and NATO have finalized a contract to kick off a midlife upgrade for the NH90 rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
European military officials are in the closing stages of reviewing high-level requirements for the future Earth-observation constellation.
Budget, Policy & Regulation