Defense

The New Zealand Defense Force has established both an enhanced strike project and an ISR project to examine future air-to-surface weapons, targeting capabilities and sensing options.

The U.S. military kicked off the competitive phase of the $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program by selecting the first 25 companies in the pool of bidders.

Embraer rolled out the first C-390 Millennium ordered by South Korea as the jet-powered military transport is prepared for post-production flight tests.

A draft solicitation for a U.S. Navy training jet keeps a requirement that avoids making costly changes to the designs of the aircraft involved in the competition.

France’s navy has ordered more uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) from Airbus Helicopters.

Aviation Week's Jens Flottau and Robert Wall outline the biggest news on a quiet first day at Singapore Airshow 2026, with orders for ATR and Boeing while Embraer shared news on the defense side.

The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System program is starting to focus on what elements can be preserved even if the partners go their separate ways.

Leonardo DRS partners with Saudi Arabia & MENA allies to modernize defense with advanced tech, local production, & combat-proven systems for future battlespace.

Leonardo and Adani Defense & Aerospace have teamed up to propose manufacturing rotorcraft in India in response to domestic military requirements.

Boeing sees opportunities growing for its T-7A Red Hawk trainer internationally, but first things first: meeting the USAF's timeline that has continued to slip.

Boeing has officially given up on its effort to sell new F-15s to Indonesia after the expected deal has languished for more than two years, the company says.

Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.

The Pentagon hopes that a previously conceived notion to 3D-print war materiel on the front line could help troops during a future military conflict.

The California-based company finds itself at the center of multiple UAV and cruise missile projects.

Several executives have acknowledged Trump’s pressure on their companies to accelerate delivery of warfighting capabilities.

Lockheed Martin has completely cleared the backlog of F-35s that had been parked at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Uzbekistan Air Force will start flying Embraer KC-390s, the Brazilian OEM said in announcing the country as the customer behind an undisclosed order.

Israeli supplier Elbit Systems is pursing the market to use the Embraer C-390 as an airborne intelligence platform, displaying a model at Singapore Airshow.

ST Engineering is unveiling a family of small, soldier-class drones, including one to be armed with a small warhead for use in urban combat.

Lt. Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet autographed a fuselage bulkhead of the Royal Canadian Air Force's first F-35 at a ceremony in Fort Worth.

The U.S. Navy is evaluating proposals to make prototypes for an affordable, anti-ship cruise missile to provide to partner countries.

France warship builder Naval Group and UAS developer Turgis Gaillard are exploring the development of a carrier-borne version of the latter’s Aarok MALE UAS.

The UK military is to be given new powers to defeat drones operating near military bases in new laws being passed by Parliament.

A UK Royal Navy helicopter crew has taken control of uncrewed air systems from onboard a Leonardo Wildcat rotorcraft.

The UK defense ministry has aked MBDA to examine if the Aster surface-to-air missile can be launched from Lockheed Martin’s MK 41 vertical launch system.