Defense

With the global arms market peaking and demand from the Israel Defense Forces expected to surge, state-owned IAI lost 13% of its workforce in a single stroke.

The U.S. and India will deepen defense industrial cooperation, the two countries’ leaders said on Sept. 21.

The flights were meant to show the aircraft could be used for logistics missions in austere environments.

The Italian Navy is studying the long-term concept of employing uncrewed aerial systems as a possible airborne early warning (AEW) platform for its aircraft carriers.

The attack included an unspecified number of 70-km (43-mi.)-range Fadi 1 rockets and 100-km-range Fadi 2 rockets fired into Northern Israel.

Aircraft WT001 got airborne from Birmingham Airport, England, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.

Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s new CEO, announced the move in a statement to employees just before the close of business on Sept. 20.

The fifth T-7A will be delivered from Boeing in St. Louis to Edwards AFB, California, in mid-October.

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry says the unit was established Feb. 1, but its existence was not revealed until Sept. 18.

Iraq is purchasing South Korea's KM-SAM II medium-range, ground-based air defense system, becoming the third Middle Eastern nation to acquire it.

Paris has revealed further details of France and Italy's plans to acquire a new version of the SAMP/T as it rushes upgrade air and missile defense capabilities.

The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .

Increasingly, defense plans in Europe are converting to contracts for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Eurofighter’s Typhoon, giving industry executives on both sides of the Atlantic reason to be optimistic.

The service’s Evolved Strategic Satcom (ESS) program office is completing source selection and expects to announce a contract award by early 2025.

The Combined Line Engineering facility at Lossiemouth, Scotland, has been built alongside the Atlantic Building.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) sees itself focusing on special-mission conversions for its CN-235 turboprop transport aircraft, as it looks to keep it relevant in the international market.

U.S. Special Operations Command now intends to buy a fleet of 62 of the L3Harris and Air Tractor aircraft.

Thales is looking to begin industrialization of its Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon developed in the UK.

After launching 326 Earth observation satellites last year, more than 5,400 are due for launch over the coming decade, Debien said.

Chinese company Zhongce Beifang Science and Technology is presenting a range of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to Indonesia, including its LM-10 loitering munition.

The EU effort to create a sovereign satellite communications network, known as IRIS², should be unaffected by the exit of Thierry Breton from the EC, program backers say.

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

Starlink, OneWeb and Iridium are looking to help users preserve positioning, navigation and timing information to prevent combat jamming and spoofing.

A key element of the ROKAF's force strengthening is the commitment to deploying the its growing fighter fleet alongside attritable uncrewed aircraft that will serve as loyal wingmen and force multipliers.