Defense

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

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Joe Anselmo
Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.
Budget, Policy & Operations