Defense

Norway has deferred a decision on what helicopter it plans to employ on a new fleet of warships even as it selected the BAE Systems Type 26 frigate to provide the future naval combatant.

Despite its relatively large size and strategically important location in northern Africa, the Tunisian Republic Air Force (TRAF) is one of the smallest air arms in the region.

South Africa’s state-owned Denel Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Embraer to cooperate on the C-390 Millennium aircraft, possibly signalling a future airlifter acquisition.

Announced earlier in August, the deal is intended to provide Joby with access to Blade’s customer base and terminals in key markets.

CEO and NASA veteran Jaiwon Shin is stepping down after several years leading the eVTOL startup.

Tension has been increasing between Tel Aviv and several European capitals over Israel’s conduct of the military operation in the Gaza Strip.

DARPA is looking ahead to systems that can bring extremely accurate but fragile quantum sensing to the harsh environments onboard military platforms.

The Polish Air Force cancelled its flagship Radom Airshow following the fatal crash.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced the Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD) system as part of an effort to counter potential invading forces.

Alongside Hanwha Systems and local artificial intelligence company Funzin, Korea Aerospace Industries has set up an AI-Electronic Warfare Research Center.

California startup AIBOT has officially unveiled its product line of small quadcopter drones and tiltwing, multirotor eVTOL aircraft.

The UK Defense Ministry is seeking a low-cost tactical ballistic missile capable of hitting targets about 370 mi. away, with a price tag of around $675,000.

Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.

Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.

A new rendering of Boeing’s proposed F/A-XX design provided to Aviation Week indicates the company may be incorporating parts of its design for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47.

The development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft represents a convergence of tech, creating opportunities for local organizations.

When lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after Labor Day, they will be staring down a government shutdown deadline.

The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the export deal, setting up a 30-day clock for lawmakers to review the proposed sale.

The U.S. Air Force plans to buy the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to replace and upgrade the existing sensor in certain C-130s.

About 98 aircraft are expected to enter Belgian military service in the coming decade, with 43 from requirements that are currently open and quite new.

The U.S. Navy is now planning to field two key long-range missiles for its aircraft by fall of 2026, a further delay to both programs

GE Aerospace named two new propulsion systems that will be offered to power DARPA’s proposed Next Generation Responsive Strike (NextRS) demonstrator aircraft.

Lynas Rare Earths’ Pentagon-backed Texas plant is struggling even as the Australian company is expanding elsewhere to reduce dependency on China for strategic metals.