Defense

Aviation Week has identified $23.1 billion in open opportunities to supply CCAs between 2026 and 2035 that have officially been announced by operators.

Northrop Grumman completed a new right of passage for aspiring Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) producers.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded a follow-on contract to Kratos to provide ground management and integration services for its forthcoming MEO missile warning and tracking satellite program.

The Defense Department has tapped Rocket Lab to launch its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) rocket 20 times in four years.

An unidentified flying-wing uncrewed aircraft system was photographed and videoed at low altitude near Larissa Air Base, Greece, on March 18.

France and Germany are poised to make a decision on whether they can repair the fractured defense industrial relationship for the Future Combat Air System.

A U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing at a Middle East base following a combat mission over Iran on March 19.

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s March 9, 1981, issue featured the NASA/Rockwell International highly maneuverable aircraft technology (HIMAT) flight test vehicle seen from beneath on its eighth test flight, shortly after it was released from a Boeing B-52 launch aircraft over the Mojave Desert near Edwards AFB in California.

London wants to buy more Thales air defense missiles to aid Gulf allies drawn into the Iran war and convened talks with industry to see what more could be done.

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force introduced an AI-powered aerial refueling dispatcher system aimed at improving tanker operation efficiency and pace.

France’s future aircraft carrier has been named “France Libre,” or “Free France” by President Emmanuel Macron.

India’s Defense Ministry is seeking to join one of the foreign government-industry consortia developing competing sixth-generation fighters.

The Paraguayan Air Force’s current modernization efforts are centered on overhauling attack aircraft, which are considered essential for countering organized crime.

Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch plans to develop an air-breathing variant of its rocket-powered Mach 5-plus Talon vehicle.

Special tactics units within the USAF Special Operations Command are researching options for buying short-range, first-person-view, one-way attack drones.

The U.S. homeland will face a dramatic rise in long-range missile threats over the next 10 years.

NATO’s initiative to replace its long-serving Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne early warning aircraft fleet has now moved into the “realization stage.”

The UK government says it is progressing with the development of a new family of long-range, conventionally armed missiles with Germany.

BAE Systems has revealed more details about its new, rapidly developed anti-drone defense software system.

Differences between the Royal Australian Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail and the variant being acquired by the UK have led to “significant delays” in the program.

Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.

Hensoldt agreed a deal to assure critical radar component supply through 2030—a signal European defense suppliers are bullish about long-term demand.

European defense companies see a pot of gold under missile defense dome developments.

Robinson Helicopter is growing its business with new uncrewed aircraft, military training bids and development of a larger utility helicopter.

The Defense Department and its partner agencies are crafting a new national defense strategy dedicated to space security.