Defense

No plans are yet in place for a handover of Gripen fighters to Kyiv.

The Air Force and U.S. Navy have fielded the latest version of the missile.

About 60% of Venezuela’s Air Force fleet comprises Western aircraft, and this ratio is likely to remain relatively unchanged as Venezuela’s relations with the U.S., especially, are slowly improving.

The report was spearheaded by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

The head of the U.S. Air Force wants Congress to expand a newly approved authority to start acquisition programs ahead of authorization from lawmakers.

The six aircraft are part of a wider defense spending package worth €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion).

Leonardo and WB aim to cooperate on autonomous air systems and loitering munitions equipped with artificial intelligence and swarm capabilities.

Piasecki Aircraft has conducted the first tethered hover flights of the Ares tilt-duct vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator.

Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.

Lockheed Martin could assemble and maintain C-130Js at Tata Advanced Systems if the transport wins an Indian Air Force order for up to 80 aircraft.

Newly-released documents reveal plans for a series of experimental flight tests to assess potential upgrades to the Northrop Grumman LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM.

The U.S. State Department has approved Singapore's acquisition of the RTX AIM-120C-8 Amraam under a $133 million Foreign Military Sales contract.

Warsaw is looking to translate large fighter, helicopter and weapons purchases into a stronger defense industrial footprint.

Variable-cycle engines are now a “mainstream research direction” in China.

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.

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

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).

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.