Defense

By Robert Wall
Denmark is asking local defense technology champion Terma to build a nationwide counter-drone system as European states grow increasingly anxious about illicit uncrewed aircraft system activity within their borders.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy revealed a long-term interest on Aug. 19 to lease MQ-9B SeaGuardians and SkyGuardians, two types of uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Dutch weapons developer Destinus has teamed up with Danish firms Cubedin and Odense Maritime Technology to develop a naval version of Destinus’ Hornet anti-drone interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero tests ultraquiet electric ducted fans on a modified Swift 3 glider, achieving low noise levels and advancing military and FAA projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Swiss government will ask parliament for a further 970 million Swiss francs ($1.2 billion) to speed the fielding of air defense equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and Japan have conducted the first test of a jointly-developed prototype surveillance laser system, marking the first co-development project between the two countries as bilateral defense ties continue to deepen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Danish defense technology provider Terma says it has signed an agreement with Airbus targeting potential helicopter-related MRO work with an eye on future business opportunities in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force secretary during the Biden administration, is not the first person you would expect to go all-in on autonomous weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Military demand is driving a push to deploy new and larger satellite constellations.
Satellites

By Ben Goldstein
Regent demonstrated its autonomous Squire seaglider at the U.S. military’s Silent Swarm experimentation event in Michigan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The company that invented the MQ-9A Reaper is now aiming to reinvent the medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is buying 145 Group 2 long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems from uAvionics Technologies to help protect its bases in the Middle East amid increasing threats from the war in Iran.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
TTM Technologies is expanding its aerospace and defense presence with a $1.1 billion acquisition of Epiq Design Solutions, a specialist provider of radio technology for military and civil customers.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy in the coming weeks is expected to make a series of decisions to reshape its future aviation force, but now it appears that the service first needs to clear the fog on the carriers it needs to operate them.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Elroy Air is to expand the contested logistics capabilities of its Chapparal hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft under a $46 million contract from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Production issues are delaying the deliveries of Bulgaria’s next batch of Block 70-model F-16s from Lockheed Martin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's government has approved a defense budget of NT$1.12 trillion ($35.2 billion) for fiscal 2027, taking defense spending above 3% of GDP for the first time as Taipei accelerates efforts to strengthen its military capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France has formally adopted an updated military programming law that adds €36 billion ($42 billion) over the 2026-30 period.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine
Robert Wall and Brian Everstine discuss the annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville and focus on the major themes that emerged there.
Check 6

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy’s E-2D Block II upgrade clears critical design review, with flight testing planned for fiscal 2029.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Army seeks major GMLRS production increase to replenish stocks, with deliveries of 19,002 rockets annually beginning 2030.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine’s military revealed a long-range uncrewed aircraft system on Aug. 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Avril Silva
The U.S. Navy has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to $22.9 billion over seven years to boost the military’s RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile output.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A German aviation logistics company is planning to adapt a pair of former C-160 Transall turboprop airlifters into aerial firefighting aircraft for deployment in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion