Defense

TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE has $20.8m contract to supply Star SAFIRE 380-HLD multi-spectral imaging systems to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SH-60L helicopters to support anti-submarine/-surface warfare and SAR.

The facilities will support testing of the Atlanta-based company’s Quarterhorse and Darkhorse series of high-speed testbeds.

A six-week turnaround for a UAS capability may become the new military standard.

After significant investments, notably in new fleets of Eurofighter Typhoons and Super Hornets, Kuwait's defense spending has slowed.

The UK plans to send a further 650 Thales Lightweight Multirole Missiles to Ukraine to bolster the country’s ability to battle Russian forces.

The Egyptian Armed Forces has announced that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale with the U.S. Air Force.

ELT Group has signed and MoU with the Ministry of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MISA) and the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI).

Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract for 12 H225M multi-role helicopters by the Republic of Iraq.

Seoul is set to acquire WB Electronic's Warmate 1 to promptly bolster its loitering munitions capability.

The EU says it has received one bid from the SpaceRISE consortium—SAS, Eutelsat and Hispasat—to develop and deploy the sovereign satcom constellation IRIS2.

Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion engine-makers are awaiting a possible redirection over power needs amid the U.S. Air Force's NGAD review.

If the beginning of the 21st century is to be a "Resiliency Race" against peer adversaries, the option is to be first – or last.

The testbed aircraft made its first flight in June from the company’s test facility at California’s Mojave Air & Space Port.

Founded in 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo is already working to certify the 185-kW VH-3.

The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2016, provides metal additive manufacturing services and has developed its own 3D printers and design software.

The facility is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and operated by Ara’s portfolio company e-VAC (VAC).

Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.

To keep pace with robust increases in defense spending globally and the boom in commercial space activity, Aviation Week Network is launching exciting new changes to our coverage of these critical topics.

The flagship UK helicopter modernization program has suffered delays and shrunk in size before a contract has even been signed.

BOEING announced that it is offering the CH-47 Chinook to POLAND.

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE acquired INFODAS, Cologne, Germany to strengthen its cybersecurity portfolio.

EMBRAER delivered first (of two) C-390, equipped with a roll-on/roll-off ICU, to HUNGARY, which becomes the second NATO nation to operate aircraft.

Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.

Lockheed announced the deal in conjunction with the Egypt International Airshow.

The Denver-based startup is developing a “transpiration-cooled” thermal protection system and an optical-fiber temperature sensor system.