Defense

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) revealed the Army’s fiscal 2027 budget excludes funding for the program.

Transcendent Aerospace is reviving its very light jet as a cost-effective, optionally piloted drone interceptor, targeting interest from the Middle East and India.

GE Aerospace has expedited T901 engine development for the U.S. Army and reduced costs despite program uncertainty.

The Pentagon's budget largely excludes Army aviation, raising concerns amidst broader defense spending increases.

The U.S. Air Force is now looking at options for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft in the “attritable” cost category.

The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.

The MV-75 plan is a “success-oriented schedule,” with as much flexibility taken out as possible to meet the demands of top Army leaders, officials say.

A Finnish startup developing autonomous airships has secured funding from NATO’s Innovation Fund.

The EU will spend €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) to fund 57 defense development projects, including funding for loitering munitions and space-based programs.

Norway has donated to Ukraine six of its now-retired Lockheed Martin F-16s, which are undergoing refurbishment, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.

Israeli electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup AIR has flown its first production heavy lift uncrewed cargo aircraft.

AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.

Airbus recently conducted a test flight of the autonomous H145 it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps that for the first time integrated autonomy and edge computing from partner companies.

Sikorsky says it is now offering production-ready kits for its Black Hawks should the helicopter's customers decide to arm their choppers from the factory.

Air refueling testing has begun for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force said late April 14.

ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.

The U.S. Army denies that the stockpile of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PRSMs) was exhausted early in the war against Iran.

GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. say they've made progress in nearly three-year-old talks over establishing F414 engine manufacturing in India.

The undefeatable ballistic missile in the future will be hypersonic, cheap, and long-range, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief for artillery says.

A planned convergence of field artillery and air defense units within the U.S. Army will drive investments in common sensors, launchers and fire control systems.

Airbus’ Board Chairman René Obermann will step down from his position in October and will be replaced by longtime board member Amparo Moraleda.

Safran Aircraft Engines is upgrading its forging capabilities by investing $176 million in the acquisition of a hydraulic press at a facility in Gennevilliers.

Germany says it will finance the purchase of RTX Patriot equipment for Ukraine and underwrite delivery of more Diehl Defense ground-launched IRIS-T systems.

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