Defense

The 1967 debut of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat shocked U.S. experts, appearing to leapfrog all next-gen American fighter concepts.

The Pentagon has agreed to commit to buying 850 more Lockheed Martin F-35s and maintain annual production at 156 aircraft per year over the next decade.

Singularity, a California-based startup focused on low-cost air defense systems, says it has completed a static test fire of a new solid rocket motor alongside the U.S. Navy.

France and the United Arab Emirates are joining forces to field an enhanced version of the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter.

The U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm is exploring the feasibility of standing up a new domestic spaceport by 2030 as demand for orbital access continues to surge.

The U.S. Air Force has a hole in its spare parts inventory to the tune of about $14 billion, the service’s sustainment boss says.

The role of providing the first public disclosure of new and notable on-orbit activities has fallen to the growing pool of commercial space situational awareness companies.

The U.S. Air Force faces an uphill climb to increase its fighter end strength, telling Congress it needs steady funding and a healthy industrial base to meet its target.

The governments of Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, and Turkey have signed an agreement on closer defense industry cooperation and strengthening defense capabilities.

French defense acquisition agency DGA says it has placed an order with the Eurosam joint venture for an additional four SAMP/T Next Generation air and missile defense systems.

Joby Aviation may have conducted a test flight of an undisclosed second-generation hydrogen-electric uncrewed aircraft.

Malloy Aeronautics’ T-150 heavylift multicopter uncrewed aircraft system has been adapted to take on the anti-drone mission.

Armenia has emerged as a customer for Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody’s L-39NG Skyfox jet trainer as it seeks to modernize its air force with Western equipment.

Airbus is teaming up with IBM, LiveEO and IABG to develop and offer Germany a way to process vast amounts of Earth-observation data using advanced AI software.

Six trailblazers in American aviation and space will be inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame as the Class of 2027.

The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a new class of low-cost, mass-producible and air-launched hypersonic weapons.

Defense technology startups are grabbing an ever-larger share of Israel’s capital for new entrepreneurs, topping life sciences and financial tech.

Japan is providing the Malaysian Navy with an unspecified counter-uncrewed aircraft system to strengthen the country's maritime surveillance capabilities.

Natilus received $3.5 million from the Pentagon and Air Force to advance its Kona BWB freighter toward a contested logistics demonstration.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has suffered the loss of a Space Rider test vehicle during a drop test when the parafoil failed to deploy properly.

Terma and Kongsberg have agreed to work together in military aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul, driven by heightened European demand for operational readiness.

European missile and drone development startup Destinus says it has acquired Perciv AI, a developer of radar software, as part of its drive to control much of its supply chain.

A series of acquisitions by Kratos in a different era of the defense business appear to be perfectly aligned for new military requirements.

France is charting a national course, Germany is eyeing GCAP, and Spain is weighing its options as Europe’s next-gen fighter ambitions take new shape.

2019 20 Twenties winner Akshay Kadhiresan went from F-35 engineer to building autonomous military AI at Shield AI—and briefing four-star generals along the way.