Defense

The U.S. Army is weeks away from fielding its first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon battery.

The U.S. Army is finally taking on the procurement in addition to the operational responsibility of the THAAD system from the Missile Defense Agency.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) flew a mission autonomy system derived from the Shield AI Hivemind in two UAVs.

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) T625 Gokbey twin-engine helicopter has secured domestic civil certification from the country’s aviation regulator.

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing are in a strong place to turn around the VC-25B future “Air Force One” program.

The director of Golden Dome argues that cost estimates predicting huge increases to the program's price tag are fundamentally flawed.

Thermoplastic composites require further development before aircraft manufacturers can rely on them for large aircraft components, the CEO of Hexcel Global says

Aviation Week editors Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss the evolution and future of laser weapons that are now getting their first battlefield kills.

Elbit Systems' CEO has disclosed that the Israeli defense technology company is working on a helicopter-based high-power laser application.

Pittsburgh-based Near Earth is flight-testing its modular autonomy system in a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk.

The F-47 and B-21 are the crown jewels of next-generation air dominance and strike capability, but they will also be part of a larger family of systems.

Airbus Helicopters is discussing possible industrialization options with Romania over the potential sale of the H225M.

Anduril did not win a $20 billion check from the U.S. Army on March 13, as announced, but instead a consolidated contracting vehicle.

The U.S. Air Force is changing the armament on its new Sikorsky HH-60W combat search and rescue helicopter as the fleet is being rolled out.

Croatia’s prime minister says he has raised concerns with NATO about Serbia’s apparent acquisition of Chinese air-launched, long-range missiles.

The U.S. Air Force’s Boeing T-7A trainer program is seeing testing delays mount ahead of an imminent production decision, following a change in the acquisition approach to try to speed up fielding.

The DOD and the Australian mining company Lynas have signed a $96M agreement to boost U.S. supply of rare earth minerals essential for defense. systems.

The U.S. Air Force now plans to push some capability of the B-52’s new radar into later increments to address developmental issues and cost growth.

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on March 11 shared a brief video update regarding the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.

A Canadian company has unveiled a concept design for an autonomous ACP aircraft to fly alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s future fighter fleet.

Diehl has struck a partnership agreement with Indra to jointly pursue a Spanish medium-range air defense program.

The Swedish government is moving forward with efforts to build a local national security rocket launch capability as part of a wider push to enhance its military space capacity.

Japan has begun taking deliveries of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and Tomahawk cruise missile, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters,

The UK is starting to plan the potential procurement of a specialist counter-UAS capability under its much larger Land Ground-Based Air Defense program.

As high-energy lasers become weapons for countering small drones, the technology is on its way to demonstrating the potential to shoot down strategic threats.