Defense

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Mauritania has built a modest but modern air force thanks to a fivefold increase in defense spending from 2003 to 2023.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Matthew Fulco
Tin and tin alloy producer Nathan Trotter will invest $65 million in a first-of-its-kind production facility in southern Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Sept. 9.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese UAS developer Tekever has lifted the veil on the latest version of its AR3 platform after redeveloping it based on lessons learned in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
After languishing in budgetary limbo, an electronic warfare suite developed for the F-16 is now being pressed quickly into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland has secured the lion’s share of a European Union financial assistance fund for nations to build their defense readiness.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s Avio Aero, Japan’s IHI Corporation and Rolls-Royce say they have advanced their work in additive manufacturing, cooling systems and high-pressure compressor design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing a family of autonomous collaborative platforms initially focused on delivering electronic warfare effects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The trinational industry team developing the sensor and communication suite for the fighter at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program formed a consortium.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rafael has launched the industrial phase of adapting its Iron Beam high-power laser air defense system for maritime applications.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
MBDA at the DSEI defense expo in London is displaying the stealthy, subsonic element of the Franco-British future supersonic cruise missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Electro Optic Systems is looking to up the kill rate of its new counter-drone laser system to address the growing focus of armed forces on fighting UAS swarms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is steadily introducing adaptive software technologies as a key enabler of its sense-strike operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
The French Navy chief of staff says the program must be launched soon in order to transition from the Charles de Gaulle carrier in 2035-38.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Austrian uncrewed helicopter maker Schiebel is getting into the armed drone business, unveiling two new Camcopter systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
MBDA says it is in talks with potential customers to demonstrate a new low-cost, long-range cruise missile concept potentially before year's end.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
About three yeas after first unveiling the idea of a glide-weapon spinoff of its Spear air-to-ground missile, MBDA says it is now moving with pace to bring the munition to market.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
MBDA is exploring how it will respond to a UK requirement for a tactical ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Applied Research Associations (ARA) will lead development of a Next Generation Penetrator prototype munition for the U.S. Air Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A series of teaser images suggest Shield AI's VTOL aircraft is a tailsitter with swept wings and an internal weapons bay large enough to carry two cruise missiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sponsored By Marotta
Defense contractors shift from "exquisite" solutions to affordable mass production. Marotta Controls' Adit Girdhari discusses balancing performance, cost and scale for urgent military needs.
Defense

By Robert Wall
The Finnish government and local satellite-maker Iceye have signed an agreement for the country’s defense forces to field an SAR satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear has left the agency less than one week before the first operational satellites are due to launch.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Bird Aerosystems has secured a contract to develop and test an enhanced self-protection system for the Israeli Air Force’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK defense procurement minister Maria Eagle has been sacked from government in a reshuffle, just days before she was due to address the UK’s flagship defense exhibition DSEI.
Budget, Policy & Operations