Defense

Both the UK and Japan have ratified the GIGO treaty, and Italian lawmakers are expected to approve it shortly.

New submissions to the Dutch Parliament from the Netherlands Defense Ministry have confirmed that 12 will now be acquired.

The armed forces will receive deliveries of some €10.6 billion of new equipment, including new aircraft, helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems.

MHI has begun developing collaborative combat aircraft which it hopes to mass produce by leveraging Mitsubishi's strong automobile industrial capability.

Airbus says it will cut staff and reorganize its Defense and Space unit to respond to business challenges that have dented the company’s earnings since 2023.

The cover of Aviation Week’s Oct. 21, 1974 issue featured a U.S. Army/Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook medium-lift helicopter demonstrating its ability to transport six interlocked 105-mm. howitzers during field exercises by the 101st Airborne Div. at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Photo by Pfc. Jeffrey W. Burkey.

Airbus wants to extend battlefield connectivity of the Future Combat Air System to its helicopters.

Service officials have maintained that a successful test of the missile is needed by the close of 2024 as it looks to field the weapon.

The Pentagon will need to work with the FAA on how to to use methods such as jamming and other electronic warfare in areas that are near civilian airspace.

The memorandum of understanding would allow Lockheed to establish a final assembly line between 2028 and 2030 for the tactical missile in the GMLRS.

The Total Defense bill notes that the process of making a decision on the future combat aircraft will require broad political support.

Several companies participated in a “first-of-its-kind trial” to identify and demonstrate new capabilities for intercepting UAVs.

Each family member is distinct in terms of shape and performance capabilities, a design artifact from their origins as targets for testing counter-UAS weapons.

A mock-up shows the Airbus plan to convert the cockpit of the UH-72 into an extension of the main cabin for carrying cargo.

The defense ministry announced on Oct. 14 plans to acquire eight PC-7MKXs, two flight simulators and training systems to replace 13 older model PC-7s.

Boeing has put a figure on its highly anticipated effort to shore up its balance sheet, disclosing plans to raise as much as $25 billion in liquidity.

The U.S. Navy has missed a goal to declare initial operational capability for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band system in the fiscal year just ended.

Commercial electronics producers, including those in East Asia, could be vital to the U.S. war effort.

United Aircraft has completed the production of its first R6000 6-metric-ton tiltrotor drone.

The upgrade will enable the Army to evaluate autonomy capabilities for the UH-60 and potentially a planned replacement, the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

Piasecki is to modify an ultralight helicopter with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, hoping to fly the piloted technology demonstrator by year-end.

The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.

The Pentagon announced the THAAD deployment on Oct. 13, stating that it will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system.

Boeing informed the service that its H-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache production lines are not going to be affected by the announced layoffs.

The club already includes, beyond the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK.