Defense

Kawasaki Heavy has become the latest Japanese firm to enter the collaborative combat aircraft sector, showcasing its Collaborative Support Aircraft concept.

A May 20 announcement in the Oval Office marks the first step in moving the Golden Dome initiative for air and missile defense into reality at a record pace.

The Pentagon’s targeting of major Army Aviation priorities came as a surprise to many, and officials question the ramifications.

From helicopters to space, Europe is investing to advance next-generation systems.

Tukwilah, Washington-based startup Starfish Space is planning its second satellite docking demonstration mission this summer.

The Japan Air Self Defense Force has received its first set of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters equipped with Technical Refresh 3 upgrades.

Japanese technology conglomerate Rakuten has entered into cooperation with a Ukrainian effort to develop a defense technology ecosystem.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency revealed a key piece of the rapid contracting mechanism for Golden Dome capabilities on May 21.

Urban-Air Port, a UK-based vertiport developer, is expanding into the defense sector with the introduction of its DBx-A1, a military truck.

The U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program may face a funding cut.

Algeria finally confirmed on February 12 that it is the first customer of the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, and that pilots are currently undergoing training in Russia. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2025.

The UK will publish its Strategic Defense Review within two weeks, says former NATO Secretary Gen. George Robertson, who has helped lead the effort.

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s May 29, 2000, issue featured the Sukhoi S-37 (not to be confused with the Su-37) forward swept wing fighter prototype in flight near the Zhukovsky Flight Test Center outside of Moscow.

A top U.S. military official confirmed that satellites are demonstrating aircraft tracking as the E-7A program faces a cancellation threat from the Pentagon.

The Golden Dome air and missile defense system will be fully operational in two and a half to three years and cost about $175 billion, President Donald Trump says.

DARPA is claiming a power-beaming distance record after transmitting energy using a laser over 8.6 km (5.3 mi).

A team of Pentagon acquisition leaders and company officials met regularly to find ways to fix the slow progress of a new Air Force One.

The U.S. Air Force wants to upgrade or replace the towed-decoy system on the Rockwell International B-1B Lancer bomber.

Tusas Engine Industries has revealed the designation for the indigenous engine that will power Turkey's homegrown combat aircraft.

Malaysia looks set to become the latest customer for Leonardo’s AW149 utility helicopter.

Elbit Systems CEO Butzi Machlis says the company is seeing “huge interest” in its Iron Beam technology.

The Ascent joint venture of Babcock and Lockheed Martin secured a £300 million contract to train rear crew personnel for the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.

ESA and the European Commission want to come to an agreement around what a future Earth-observation system should look like in advance of funding decisions.

Lockheed Martin says it has proposed to establish several in-country MRO capabilities in the Philippines to support the F-16 and C-130 fleets.

Havelsan, Türkiye’s software and systems company under the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Malaysia’s technology group Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX).