Defense

The ADF will be leasing five H135 T3s from its U.K. counterpart for a period of five years to expedite the training of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots.

A long-standing Royal Saudi Air Force fighter requirement is now being contested by the Dassault Rafale, the Boeing F-15EX, and the Eurofighter Typhoon.

The head of Airbus Helicopters reaffirmed at WDS that Saudi Arabia remains a key market for the European OEM, with a strong military presence and a growing civil market.

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Combat air is increasingly provided by a mix of traditional manned fast jets and uncrewed platforms, and Middle Eastern air forces are starting to acquire more versatile and capable UAVs and UCAVs.

Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.

With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.

A gift model offers a sneak peek at Russia’s latest air-to-air weapon.

The company hopes to unleash untapped benefits of the aircraft for commercial and military use.

F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney still sees no risk to completing the critical design review on time by the middle of 2025.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to cut about 530 staff positions, or about 8% of its workforce, as well as about 40 contractor jobs.

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX plan an undocking of the Crew Dragon Freedom capsule from the International Space Station no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST on Feb. 7.

The move elevates a diverse grouping of drone units into the eight branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia’s defense industry appears to be attempting to create conditions for the local assembly of rotorcraft.

Palantir Technologies recorded 20% annual sales growth in the fourth quarter that beat Wall Street’s expectations.

The requirements for the Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) missile call for a small, cheap alternative to an advanced cruise missile.

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Swedish firm MilDef to strengthen the U.S. OEM’s bid to sell the C-130J Hercules into Sweden.

Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.

Unfavorable weather has again stymied Ax-3's departure from the ISS, with NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space to re-assess the weather outlook as the day progresses.

Day four coverage from World Defense Show in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from our sister publication Show Business, the event’s Official Show Daily Partner.

Day three coverage from World Defense Show in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from our sister publication Show Business, the event’s Official Show Daily Partner.

The U.S. government has given the green light to a potential sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) to the Netherlands.

Rolls-Royce is at the show with its demo Orpheus engine which it said highlights the company’s ability to work at speed for the small engine family.

Saudi Arabia’s economic power and geopolitical influence makes it a “core country” for Airbus Defence and Space, in the view of its chief executive, Michael Schoellhorn.

The Pakistan air force is showing off a brand-new Chengdu JF-17C at WDS, just three months after it made its public debut at the Dubai airshow.