Defense

The U.S. Air Force intends to transfer four recently retired KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft to an undisclosed partner nation in North Africa, according to an announcement.

Is the world a more dangerous place? Data increasingly supports this unnerving assertion.

Shield AI has received an additional $150 million investment from the U.S. Navy to support the X-Bat program, raising overall financing to $400 million.

Shield AI plans to offer the X-Bat uncrewed aircraft system to the U.S. Army as a replacement for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, a top executive says.

South Korea successfully conducted the first test launch of a domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle on Oct. 8.

Phebe Novakovic’s reign atop of General Dynamics has started sunsetting, and Danny Deep, currently president, will succeed her as CEO come the start of 2027.

France's defense materiel agency (DGA) has tasked Airbus Helicopters with studying missile integration onto the H160M rotorcraft being acquired for the Army, Navy and Air and Space Force.

ESA plans to initiate talks with member states in the coming months about evolving its space launch infrastructure and seeking funding to modernize its rocket launch capabilities.

Indian space startup Skyroot is looking to return to the pad in January after its Vikram-1 rocket reached orbit on the first try, in a mission that has contributed to its bulging backlog.

Israel says it has taken delivery of its first Tamir interceptors used in the Iron Dome air defense system that were entirely made in the U.S.

GKN Aerospace says it will have a larger role in the Saab Gripen E/F propulsion system under a long-term agreement it has signed with the fighter’s prime contractor

Delta TechOps begins engine retrofit for JetZero’s Jet1 blended wing body demonstrator as the search for a powerplant for the production Z4 version goes on.

Chile is advancing fighter, airlift and helicopter renewal plans as it strengthens its military presence in the country’s increasingly strategic south.

Airbus Helicopters plans to begin flight testing an advanced electrical system.

Airbus Helicopters is eyeing a potential new wave of offshore orders for its H225 heavy helicopter in the early 2030s.

Ideal Aerosmith revealed Oct. 7 the one-way attack Troublemaker uncrewed aircraft system now in low-rate initial production for the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Air Force’s venerable B-52 bomber will soon be able to carry the stealthy maritime strike cruise missile, according to a new announcement.

Hungarian space startup C3S will serve as prime contractor for an ESA program to develop microsatellites with greater focus on their end-of-life and on mass production.

The European Space Agency plans to use the Ariane 6 rocket as the development platform for its potential human spaceflight efforts.

Linse Capital said Oct. 5 it was putting more attention on early-stage aerospace and defense companies.

Aventra Defense Systems has raised $17.5 million more in private capital to speed its balloon-deployed Piranha payload product to market.

It is easy to see why the Pentagon’s top research and development agency is interested in the idea of passive ranging.

Hyundai Rotem has unveiled an evolved design for an indigenous air-launched hypersonic missile, planned for integration with the KAI KF-21 fighter by the mid-2030s.

Leonardo, Telespazio and iSpace have signed an agreement that could lead the Japanese lunar technology company to deploy a batch of Moon-navigation satellites.

Leonardo DRS is establishing a UK subsidiary which will build tactical radars in-country.