Defense

By Robert Wall
The UK says it will spend £316 million ($412 million) more on the MBDA DragonFire laser air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Under the agreement, signed during the Dubai Airshow and announced Nov. 21, Mubadala’s Strata aircraft parts-making unit would get work packages on the A400M.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorsky proposals are shaping NATO’s vision for a next-generation battlefield and naval rotorcraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky’s CEO discussed the company’s new uncrewed H-60 Black Hawk and the Nomad, a scalable rotor-blown-wing uncrewed system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aviation Week TV
Aviation Week TV captured the highlights and analysed the effects of some key announcements and demonstrations to the industry as a whole.
Aerospace

By Matthew Fulco
The DOD has awarded $29.9 million to a company to develop a domestic supply chain of gallium and scandium, two critical minerals for military applications.
Supply Chain

By Brandon Patrick
Despite the possibility of Saudi Arabia receiving the F-35, Boeing’s ambitions for a renewed F-15 sales push in the region may still have merit.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Garrett Reim
VerdeGo Aero has started low-rate production of its turbine-based hybrid-electric VH-4T-RD propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force is finalizing an outline of its ideal force structure to serve as a basis for budgets and planning.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Naval Air Warfare Center’s Weapons Division says the Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System (ATAWS) has been cleared after a joint test program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Keen Venture Partners has raised €150 million ($172.9 million) for its defense technology venture capital fund.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Rafael to boost production of Iron Dome air defense equipment.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Diehl says it has bought Rheinmetall’s share of AIM, a missile component supplier.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters plans to offer AW189 simulator training in Norway as it sees growing demand for the twin-engine super-medium rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Enstrom is set to re-enter the U.S. helicopter market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The first aircraft could be produced as early as fiscal 2038.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has approved Japan’s request to acquire RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II glide munitions, better known as the StormBreaker.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Canada is heading to the European Space Agency’s triennial financing meeting with a wad of cash.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Fighter backlogs are soaring to heights not seen in decades as countries around the world restock and modernize.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO seeks alternative airborne early warning platforms after the U.S. withdrawal from the E-7 Support Partnership collapsed the alliance’s E-7 acquisition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Editors discuss what the defense industry was talking about at Dubai Airshow: from Saudi F-35s to Fursan to Red Arrows.
Check 6

By Matthew Fulco
The Pentagon is partnering with mining companies MP Materials and Maaden to establish a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to double its VIP transport and command and control fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
President Donald Trump has formally nominated a senior U.S. Air Force official to oversee critical modernization programs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The long-duopolistic solid rocket motor market dominated by Northrop Grumman and Aerojet Rocketdyne is transforming into a competitive multiplayer industry.
Missile Defense & Weapons