Defense

The Pentagon does not plan to conduct a formal Nuclear Posture Review.

Leonardo Helicopters is continuing its push toward certification of the AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

AST SpaceMobile says it should see sales reach around $1 billion as it scales up its direct-to-device satellite communications constellation.

Romania wants to acquire 12 Airbus H225M multi-role utility helicopters using loans provided by the European Union.

Thales says the ability to quickly deliver the Eurosam SAMP/T NG could give the air and missile defense system an edge over the rival Raytheon Patriot system.

The Netherlands will send F-35s to Japan for exercises, marking the first time the country’s air force will have deployed combat aircraft there.

Pilatus Aircraft reported a drop in deliveries and earnings over the past year as the Swiss business aircraft and military trainer-maker faced tariff pressure.

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The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran was starting to show signs of supply strains as it stretched into a fourth day of fighting.

A Brazilian company will launch studies for an air-launched variant of an anti-ship cruise missile for the Brazilian navy.

Hermeus has successfully completed the first flight of its Pratt & Whitney F100-229-powered Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 supersonic flight demonstrator.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is shopping for a “novel launcher” to support a new generation of interceptors.

The U.S. Air Force has initiated its plan to reactivate a wind tunnel capable of testing hypersonic vehicles and engines.

Leonardo Helicopters has revealed a concept for a next-generation tiltrotor architecture that potentially simplifies development and could broaden the appeal of the configuration.

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency on March 2 released details of a new, long-range, air-launched cruise missile employed by the Russian air force.

France will grow its nuclear weapons stockpile and open deterrence exercises to European neighbors, President Emmanuel Macron has said.

The U.S. Air Force will in the coming months finalize requirements for how it will take on the airborne nuclear command post mission.

U.S. forces struck an Iranian aircraft carrier for drones in the first hours of the war on Feb. 28, U.S. Central Command said on March 2.

The Air National Guard is facing uncertainty in how it will meet some of its homeland defense requirements as the Air Force retires aging aircraft.

Airbus, Boeing, Leonardo, and Sikorsky have prequalified to participate in the next steps of a NATO initiative to develop a battlefield and naval rotorcraft.

A group of competing defense contractors in the U.S. are jousting with each other to replace the venerable Patriot air defense missile.

The U.S. suffered further losses as the fight against Iran stretched into a third day, with signs the conflict is expanding as Israel engaged Iranian proxies in Lebanon.

The UK has said it plans to award Leonardo a contract for 23 AW149 helicopters in a boost to the Yeovil, England, production site.

A Hypersonix Launch Systems vehicle completed its first flight late on Feb. 27, propelled to Mach 5-plus speeds by a Rocket Lab HASTE rocket.

The U.S. and Israel have commenced renewed military operations against Iran after Pentagon massed air power in the Middle East.