Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun deliveries of a new version of the NH90 battlefield transport helicopter to the French military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rafael successfully tested two longer-range Spyder air defense interceptors against drones and other aerial threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Jens Flottau
MTU and Safran's FCAS engine partnership is increasingly unlikely to survive Europe’s fighter program split.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Expansion of the Global Combat Air Program to other partners should not come at the price of slowing the program, says BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
L3Harris Technologies has pulled plans for the IPO of its missile solutions business and plans to try to float the operations again next year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As the U.S. Air Force refines requirements for Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, top officials do not expect radical design changes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Los Angeles-based Chaos Industries, a startup previously focused on counter-drone technology, has acquired autonomous cargo aircraft developer Atropos Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Boeing has $213m U.S. Navy contract modification for nonrecurring engineering to support reconfiguration of four P-8As purchased by foreign military sales customer.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab plans suborbital launches from Alaska under a new Space Force missile defense contract through 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
True Anomaly completed the first spacecraft pursuit phase of the U.S. Space Force's Victus Haze demonstration mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Plans a dedicated CCA test & training unit at Creech AFB, Nevada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said he was upbeat about the outlook for the A400M airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Spirit Defense says it has maintained customer trust and is pursuing growth despite Boeing ownership concerns.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment partnered with Applied Intuition to integrate autonomy software into its Mayhem-10 launched effects system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps accepted its final MV-22 as the Navy completed its transition to the CMV-22.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
De Havilland Canada is assembling its first four DHC-515 amphibians ahead of first flight in 2027-28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems aims to power on its FCAD demonstrator in 2027 ahead of flight testing in 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese military has confirmed that its Yingji-20 (YJ-20) hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile is compatible with the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
The UK government's recently released Defense Investment Plan lays out where investment will be funneled and how much it will spend on different aircraft programs.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo's Excalibur 757 will flight test advanced sensors for GCAP and future multiplatform combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall says Q2 sales grew 69% and operating profit is ahead of analyst expectations, with the business delivering better performance across the board.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The solar-powered X721 Heliblade high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) has completed its first flight in France.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Defense Agency has selected five vendors to advance in its Sentinel Strike Challenge to assess emerging loitering munition capabilities in Europe.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The USAF is set to kick off an analysis of alternatives for a future airlifter to replace the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-5, but the familiar study will be conducted completely differently.
Aircraft & Propulsion