Defense

By Robert Wall
Diehl is closing out the year by booking additional IRIS-T SLS air-defense systems that have been in hot demand throughout the year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
With another increased spending plan expected, the Defense Department is pressing for more flexibility from Congress.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has moved to eventually reacquire the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles from a new fleet of airborne command posts.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s navy is preparing to embark the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter onboard its ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Kratos is looking at was to operationalize its hypersonic systems developed for testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The ability to refuel satellites in orbit will be crucial to future U.S. military space operations, but the Pentagon needs more testbeds.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
L3Harris says it is receiving increasing international interest in a business-jet-based airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British uncrewed aircraft system developer Rotron Aerospace is set to work with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to develop a new generation of UAS engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Polish government says it is in negotiations about the transfer of the country’s remaining Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Norway’s Kongsberg is joining forces with Germany's Helsing and Hensoldt to develop a surveillance satellite constellation before the end of the decade.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Talks on Turkey’s potential reentry into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could “yield a breakthrough in the coming months,” the U.S. ambassador to Turkey has suggested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace and Anduril have teamed up to work together on autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) for use by the UK military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Bidders looking to vie for the UK Defense Ministry’s Project Nightfall ballistic missile development have until Dec. 18 to raise their hands.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment should secure deals for its P550 vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed system from abroad within the next six months, CEO Wahid Nawabi says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab plans to fly an uncrewed aircraft in 2026 using a software-defined fuselage as part of an initiative to optimize processes to field equipment faster.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
From the Archives, 55 years ago in Aviation Week, we featured on the cover, a Lockheed Poseidon fleet ballistic missile rising from the Atlantic Ocean.
Defense

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
In the two years since our last analysis of the Swedish Air Force, Sweden has achieved several objectives aimed at modernizing its air capabilities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the latest NH90 operator to top-up its orders for the European military utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Canada is partnering with Telesat Corp. and MDA Space to design, develop and deliver a new military satcom capability to support Arctic operations.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Muon Space will harness its multispectral imaging payload for the Space Development Agency’s missile warning/missile tracking constellation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Bangladesh Air Force has signed a letter of intent with Italy’s Leonardo in a first step toward buying the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe expects to declare the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) operational in 2026, missing a goal for the signal to be declared ready before the end of this year.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have conducted the first air-to-air live-fire test of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, with the CCA firing an AIM-120 Amraam.
Missile Defense & Weapons