Defense

By Craig Caffrey
Combined spending on procurement and RDT&E will reach 36.6% of overall U.S. defense spending in fiscal 2027, a level not seen since the end of the Cold War.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Space Development Agency on March 26 released its final solicitation for the Tranche 2 Tracking Layer-Gamma constellation of secretive space vehicles.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Venus Aerospace’s team intentionally throttled the hydrogen peroxide monopropellant engine at 80% thrust to prevent the drone from reaching supersonic speed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Honeywell is buying Italian supplier Civitanavi Systems in a bid to strengthen its foothold in autonomous aerospace operations and expand in Europe.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
After observing the battlefield effectiveness of UAS in Ukraine and Gaza, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has shared plans to improve its uncrewed capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced appointments to a pair of space committees.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Its plan differs from some prior programs, such as the venerable MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen signed a letter of intent to finalize the deal later this year in Denmark.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Kymeta has delivered its first multi-orbit, flat-panel satellite antennas to an undisclosed branch of the U.S. military.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A new U.S. Army effort is focused on its emerging role of deep sensing for long-range fires.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Japanese cabinet has relaxed the country’s arms export restrictions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A Turkish indigenous active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has taken to the air for the first time in an F-16, local defense officials announced.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Saab will supply its Arexis sensor suite to equip a fleet of German Air Force Eurofighters for the suppression and destruction of enemy air defense mission.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Leonardo has secured its presence at the Bahrain International Airshow for the seventh year.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat final assembly facility will open in 2027 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Blended wing body developer JetZero has received an FAA airworthiness certificate for its 12.5% scaled demo, clearing the uncrewed twin-engine aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Development Agency is interested in hiring companies to deorbit its satellites at the end of their service lives.
Space

By Irene Klotz
ILC Dover is being sold again, this time to the global industrial-machinery company Ingersoll Rand.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Planet Labs has expanded its partnership with satellite image analytics firm SynMax to sell AI-powered vessel monitoring and classification software.
Commercial Space

Sponsored by IAI
MDA stands as a crucial pillar of national security, encompassing the comprehensive monitoring and understanding of activities within the maritime domain.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Armor Harris, the newly hired vice president of Aircraft Engineering for San Diego-based Shield AI, wants to lead a new revolution in aircraft design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Croatia and Greece have signed contracts to purchase de Havilland Canada DHC-515 amphibious aircraft to modernize their aerial firefighting fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 crew transport successfully docked with the International Space Station on March 25.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The British Army Air Corps has marked the impending retirement of its locally assembled Apache attack helicopters with a flypast around the UK.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Defense and Space announced March 25 that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cologne-based cyber security outfit Infodas.
Supply Chain