Defense

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have invested heavily in small arms, munitions and complex weapons over the past three years, with Aviation Week data making it the largest market segment after military aircraft.

The European Union has unveiled a plan to address growing concerns among member states about malicious drone operations.

Eutelsat has secured about $1.2 billion in export credit backing for its order for 440 Airbus-made satellites for its OneWeb LEO broadband constellation.

The 2026 Marine Aviation Plan lays out an ambitious vision in four five-year blocks, with the last one starting in 2041 and simply labeled "next generation."

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will replace its oldest Hercules with used ones for now, buying time before choosing a new transport aircraft.

Robust stealth features are one of the features Saab wants on its next combat aircraft.

In this webinar, PwC specialists will discuss how sovereign supply chains have become a strategic and national security imperative for the aerospace and defense industry.

The French ministry of armed forces is pushing its prime contractors to ramp up weapons production.

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to participate in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey was forced to make an emergency landing on Feb. 3 after a gearbox cracked during the flight.

Hexcel, which supplies advanced composites to more than 100 military aircraft, sees growing demand for its products globally as countries hike defense spending.

Turkish Aerospace Industries' Gokbey utility helicopter could be assembled in Saudi Arabia if a signed agreement progresses.

Lockheed Martin has paused deliveries of the C-130J airlifter due to a problem with certifying a new communications upgrade.

European startup Hypersonica says it has successfully conducted its first hypersonic missile flight test as the company emerges from stealth.

Airbus Helicopters inaugurated a new helicopter logistics center in Singapore that will serve as its primary parts distribution hub for the Asia-Pacific region.

The land platforms sector may not represent the largest segment within the MENA defense market, but it has become increasingly indicative of regional efforts to localize military procurement.

Airbus says it will augment its space-based SAR imagery provision through a teaming agreement with Japan’s Synspective to boost resolution and revisit rates.

Indra says it will introduce upgrades for MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile that should extend the data link range and increase resilience.

As India reopens key military helicopter contests, European rotorcraft-makers are betting on local assembly to gain an edge.

A Saudi Arabian final assembly line for rotorcraft could become a long-awaited reality through a memorandum of understanding.

Arabia Saudi Arabia has passed the halfway mark in reaching its target of localizing the procurement of defense equipment.

The U.S. Air Force has picked Boeing to update the flight deck of the company’s C-17 Globemaster III.

L3Harris is pitching its Red Wolf low-cost cruise missile to the U.S. Air Force and other operators of the company’s OA-1K light attack aircraft.

The Russian air force has received a large batch of Sukhoi Su-57 fighters equipped with onboard systems and weapons.

Boeing is actively proposing the upgrade of Saudi Arabia’s F-15SA fleet to bring them to the same standard as the new F-15EX.