Defense

After losing dozens of Reapers in Iran, the Air Force aims for its next medium-altitude surveillance aircraft to be simpler and cheaper.

The maker of the MQ-9A Reaper identified Italy on Sept. 8 as the buyer for two of the company’s remaining stock of unsold “white tails.”

Ukraine’s allies plan to pool funding to help acquire Patriot interceptors from the U.S. to help Ukraine boost its defense against Russian ballistic missiles.

Sweden and Finland are to cooperate on rocket artillery systems as Sweden acquires Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars).

NATO has been exploring how low-cost munitions, high-altitude balloons and autonomous air systems could deny the use of an airfield to an adversary.

Bombardier quickly responded to President Donald Trump’s post on social media calling to ban the sale of Bombardier jets in the U.S.

European missile manufacturer MBDA has opened its first industrial facility in Poland to service and support the country’s sizable surface-to-air missile programs.

Russia showcased two versions of its S-71 attack uncrewed air system at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt, marking the lethal drone's first public display.

Amprius Technologies has introduced a 500-Wh/kg silicon-anode lithium-ion battery for drones, producible at scale using conventional battery manufacturing equipment.

United Arab Emirates defense conglomerate Edge Group and Safran are looking to establish a solid rocket motor development and production capability in Brazil.

GE Aerospace is expanding its industrial capabilities by taking over Consolidated Precision Products, one of its suppliers, for almost $12 billion.

Israel's defense spending rose to 7.56% of GDP in 2025, with 94% of its air platforms imported from the U.S., reflecting heavy reliance on Washington.

The German government is looking for ways to potentially disrupt satellite communications in its latest move to build up military space capabilities.

The UK government is to invest £30 million in SaxaVord Spaceport as it makes assured access to orbit a priority of its new Space Strategy.

Belgian-developed guided and unguided rockets could be produced in India through agreements between Thales and Kalyani Strategic Systems.

This year’s edition of the Bahrain International Airshow has been canceled over concerns about the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region.

Ukraine has revealed it began operations with the Saab 340-based ASC 890 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft donated by Sweden earlier this year.

The future of C-130 specialist MRO provider Marshall Aerospace appears more assured after its parent agreed to sell the company to a private equity firm.

Rafael is expected to produce Iron Dome interceptors at a Volkswagen factory in Osnabrueck, Germany, if a sale of the site to Israeli firm Aurelius is approved.

Isar Aerospace is scaling production and launch sites while preparing its Spectrum rocket's first commercial mission after completing its inaugural orbital launch.

South Korea has identified the need for a space surveillance radar system to strengthen the country's space domain awareness capabilities.

Isar Aerospace made rocket history when its Spectrum rocket reached orbit on Sept. 5 after launch at 10:12 p.m. local time from the spaceport in Andoya, Norway.

U.S. approves $5 billion JDAM-ER sale to Saudi Arabia, equipping the Royal Saudi Air Force with extended range precision-guided bombs.

A warning by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russian airspace has become “completely unsafe” prompts further scrutiny of how commercial airspace is being weaponized in today’s increasingly frequent asymmetric wars.

The U.S. Space Force’s vendor pool for the nascent space-based air moving target indicator (SB-AMTI) program is now up to 12 companies.