Defense

British defense energetics company Chemring has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter order intake as the company faces spending delays in the UK.

Japan’s Synspective says it secured a contract to support the country’s project to access SAR satellite data that Tokyo is acquiring through a PFI.

The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”

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

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The South Korean government is reviewing approval of additional T-50TH advanced trainer exports to Thailand.

Northrop Grumman and Embraer said they would partner to offer the Brazilian aircraft maker’s KC-390 to the U.S. Air Force, confirming a Feb. 18 report by Aviation Week.

After a relatively slow decade in terms of export success, the Saab Gripen program appears to be experiencing a renaissance.

The FAA is phasing out a major radar modernization program that is running late and well over budget.

The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability.

The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.

In a surprise leadership change, Ursa Major has named Chris Spagnoletti as the company’s CEO effective immediately.

Airbus Helicopters has inaugurated the next final assembly line for its H125 single-engine light helicopter in India.

The orderbook for De Havilland Canada’s new Canadair DHC-515 waterbomber has been swelled by an order from the company’s home province of Alberta.

U.S. Navy officials started shopping on Feb. 19 for an air-launched, long-range, anti-radiation missile that can be acquired in the hundreds every year.

On location in Toulouse, Aviation Week's Jens Flottau and Robert Wall discuss the implications of Airbus' latest results.

Embraer says it would establish a C-390 MRO facility in India with local partner Mahindra Group if the government there buys the airlifter.

Airbus says it is ready for a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.

In 15-20 years, the U.S. Marine Corps aviation fleet must evolve again. A new strategy document offers a first glimpse of the next wave of aircraft development.

New deals at the World Defense Show aim to translate the Saudi Vision 2030 ambitions into a tangible helicopter manufacturing ecosystem.

The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.

After years of underinvestment, the tide is finally turning for the Hellenic Armed Forces, with the government pledging last year to inject €25 billion ($29 billion) into defense.

Northrop Grumman is presenting a three-pronged approach to offer a “family of systems” for the USAF if it progresses with that plan for future refuelers.

The resolution advisories (RA) dataset maintained by the NTSB has more missing data than actual reports, former NTSB recorders investigator Bill Tuccio reports.

U.S. military space leaders spent the better part of last year debating whether the time was ripe to invest further in in-space servicing and refueling. But going into 2026, the messaging has begun to coalesce around a more positive note.