Defense

By Guy Norris
Competition to power the emerging collaborative combat aircraft market is intense, with U.S. and international plans to spend billions in the next five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan has the advanced manufacturing capabilities to become a leading exporter of defense technology systems.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Ursa Major says it is in early talks to expand the potential customer base of a newly developed, affordable hypersonic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Ghost Bat, a loyal wingman in development for years by Boeing’s arm Down Under, has been a trailblazer for what has become the CCA trend.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Starfighters Space is planning an initial public offering of shares to try to raise $40 million gross.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Belgium and Italy have been approved to acquire Lockheed Martin-made air-to-ground weaponry from the U.S. by the State Department.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The first Bombardier Global 6000 due for full conversion into the German Air Force’s next signals-intelligence aircraft has arrived in Germany for modification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Italian rocket company Avio says it plans to build an 860,000-ft.2 solid rocket motor production facility in Virginia to meet strong demand in the U.S.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Saudi Arabia's defense budget has stagnated, hampered by periods of low oil prices that have precipitated an extended period of fiscal consolidation.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Diehl is closing out the year by booking additional IRIS-T SLS air-defense systems that have been in hot demand throughout the year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
With another increased spending plan expected, the Defense Department is pressing for more flexibility from Congress.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has moved to eventually reacquire the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles from a new fleet of airborne command posts.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s navy is preparing to embark the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter onboard its ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Kratos is looking at was to operationalize its hypersonic systems developed for testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The ability to refuel satellites in orbit will be crucial to future U.S. military space operations, but the Pentagon needs more testbeds.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
L3Harris says it is receiving increasing international interest in a business-jet-based airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British uncrewed aircraft system developer Rotron Aerospace is set to work with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to develop a new generation of UAS engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Polish government says it is in negotiations about the transfer of the country’s remaining Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Norway’s Kongsberg is joining forces with Germany's Helsing and Hensoldt to develop a surveillance satellite constellation before the end of the decade.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Talks on Turkey’s potential reentry into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could “yield a breakthrough in the coming months,” the U.S. ambassador to Turkey has suggested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace and Anduril have teamed up to work together on autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) for use by the UK military.
Aircraft & Propulsion