Defense

By Guy Norris
Beehive says Frenzy test results for performance, ignition at altitude, operability, and durability “met or exceeded challenging Air Force requirements.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has approved a KRW65.8 trillion ($45 billion) defense budget for 2026, a 7.5% year-on-year increase.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Gen. Michael Guetlein, Golden Dome program director, said the first batch of contracts for space-based interceptor technology were awarded in November.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Office of Management and Budget director said the administration views reconciliation as a strategy to fund key defense needs outside of an appropriations process that requires 60 votes in the Senate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
After two successful launches in back-to-back months, the third Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 mission won’t launch until 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to release a solicitation for the next batch of new launch providers under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program this month
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The California hypersonic missile startup is increasing its overall capital war chest to $464.5 million since emerging from stealth mode nearly two years ago.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded Israel Aerospace Industries a contract for its Integrated Air Defense System program, according to a Thai government document seen by Aviation Week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has kicked off development of its indigenous Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Australia will begin in-country production of Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles as a new production line opens.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Steven Grundman
The author of the 1997 U.S. defense acquisition reform plan critiques Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new strategy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
NASA extends ISS research management accord... RAYTHEON gets MQ-9 PED station order... New security officer for AEROVIRONMENT...
Defense

By Brandon Patrick
Austria has finally signed a deal with Leonardo for a new fleet of 12 M-346 jet trainers and equipment worth $1.5 billion to replace its Saab 105 trainers.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
Losses of Boeing F/A-18s from the USS Harry S. Truman were caused or exacerbated by a lack of training and communication, the U.S. Navy found.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Navy's Asia-Pacific potential concept of carrier operations has been turned on its head with a more Europe-focused approach.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Antares has raised a $96 million Series B funding round to develop, build and test microreactors, including for use on U.S. Army and NASA lunar bases.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
A company successfully demonstrated a distributed passive sensor array that could help to mitigate interference caused by wind turbines on UK defense radars.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
European emergency service aircraft operator Avincis has teamed with De Havilland Aircraft on support initiatives for the CL-215 and CL-415 water bombers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway and the UK will work together on tackling Russian underwater warfare threats through a new agreement signed by the two countries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A job advert posted by Anduril indicates that work is underway on a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) UAS in the Group 5 size category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Denmark’s Defense Ministry will develop its Karup base as a future forward operating location for NATO’s multinational tanker unit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile onto the CTOL Lockheed Martin F-35 has advanced, with ground-based testing beginning.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The agency’s Lift Challenge aims for at least a fourfold increase in drone payload-to-weight capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion