Defense

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s aerospace and defense sector looks set for continued growth, the country's aerospace and trade body ADS has revealed.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Swedish Air Force has embarked on exploring how to evolve the Saab Gripen E fighter to deal with the increased need for electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Aviation Week's Executive Editor Defense And Space Robert Wall discusses why the Israel-Iran conflict will be the biggest topic at the 55th Paris Air Show. This ongoing situation has elevated air and missile defense systems to the top of the agenda, as countries seek solutions to counter threats ranging from hypersonic missiles to small drones.
Paris Air Show

By Robert Wall
Honeywell Aerospace may see a further increase in its share of defense turnover because of booming demand, but the unit’s boss says commercial revenues will still dominate in the future.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Kratos will assemble a new family of low-cost turbofan engines for uncrewed aircraft systems and cruise missiles in Bristow, Oklahoma.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel has given the green light for the country’s defense industry to participate in the Paris Air Show despite the ongoing military campaign against Iran.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Airbus executives appear to be expecting a less-than-smooth ride as they negotiate the next stage of development for the pan-European Future Combat Air System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
Israel’s operation against Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure entered a second day with the Israeli Air Force widening its strike to hit targets in the vicinity of Tehran.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Army has funded a demonstration project to 3D print an air-launched effect fuselage using composite materials.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Astronautics has been selected to supply the complete avionics system for U.S. startup Radia’s planned WindRunner ultralarge cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus sasys it will be able to secure the near-term orders it needs to keep production of the A400M military transport line humming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
European militaries should expedite their pursuit of collaborative combat aircraft, Airbus Defense & Space CEO Michael Schoelhorn argues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A DARPA program that set out to demonstrate a new class of UAS has morphed into a drive to transform the way the services acquire capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has not formalized a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Kaan next-generation fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Craig Caffrey
Europe is a market transformed in terms of demand, but the task remains of beefing up the local defense industrial base, long accustomed to anaemic orders.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Portugal has agreed to buy an SAR satellite from Iceye, becoming the latest European state to invest in building up its military Earth-observation capability.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
LEO satellite constellation startup Muon Space completed a $146 million Series B funding round that includes $89.5 million in new capital.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
The June 24-25 NATO summit and Trump’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9 are casting dark foreshadowings over this year’s air show.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
In addition to learning lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War, the French Air and Space Force is working on defense in space.
Budget, Policy & Operations