Defense

On the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 17, 1975, issue, a U.S. Army/LTV Aerospace Corp. Lance battlefield support missile leaves its self-propelled tracked launcher in a test of a non-nuclear high-explosive warhead.

New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.

The interceptors involved could include the Standard Missile, Patriot and Theater High Altitude Area Defense programs.

DOGE, while not an actual U.S. government department, has already effectively shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

In an earnings call, the company’s management struck an upbeat note on the Iron Dome for America.

The partnership aims to produce an affordable, hypersonic military drone made by Cummings in the near-term.

Sunil said detailed design and design reviews had been completed.

HAL officially renamed the aircraft, previously called the Sitara, as Yashas.

Embraer will propose a regional hub in India that will assemble and even export C-390 airlifters, if the country acquires it for the MTA requirement.

A new report from Singapore Space & Technology Ltd. and Deloitte says economic benefits from Earth-observation satellite data in Southeast Asia could triple by 2030.

Earth-observation satellite services provider Blacksky is preparing deployment of new, higher-res satellites, aiming to have four operational by September.

The software can generate personalized instructions for workers, tweaking the steps to better guide beginner, intermediate or expert employees.

Valued at $26.3 million, the orders included 200 medium-altitude, 100 heavyweight and 100 lightweight logistics drones.

The Dhruv NG headed a lineup of indigenous Indian aircraft products at the Aero India air show.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh says policies adopted by the current Indian government had “galvanized” the entire defense sector.

India defense sector spending will rise by 6.4% compared to the revised estimates for 2024-25.

Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.

Thales Alenia Space says it will build the Thor 8 communication satellite for Norway.

L3Harris has unveiled a system ready to enter service that allows one human operator to orchestrate a swarm of thousands of vehicles performing a combat mission with a touch on a tablet.

Lockheed Martin will be marking 50 years of partnership with the UAE by spotlighting its vision for 21st Century Security at the International Defense Exhibition (IDEX), set for Feb. 17–21 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

Space startup Loft Orbital is deepening links with AI specialist Helsing as part of an effort to deploy a new LEO satellite constellation starting in 2026.

The U.S. Space Force has for the first time deployed a payload on a Japanese satellite.

Nordic Air Defence (NAD) is developing the first in a family of modular interceptors that could engage rapidly proliferating small drone threats.

Airbus has secured the deal to provide the British military with an SAR system as part of the UK’s effort to build up indigenous Earth-observation capacity.

Researchers appeal for new aerial gunnery requirements to unlock development of hypersonic ammunition.