Defense

The U.S. Army has picked at least three companies to start competing for the Affordable High Speed Strike (AHSS) missile program.

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Regent Craft conducted test flights of its crewed Viceroy and uncrewed Squire seagliders in front of a crowd on Sept. 30.

Embraer delivered 41 business jets in the third quarter, maintaining steady production across commercial and defense sectors.

Embraer and local partner Mahindra have selected Nagpur as the potential final assembly site for the C-390 should the Indian government procure the military transport aircraft.

Diehl and the German government have signed a contract to get started on adapting the IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense system for naval use.

Taiwanese aerospace prime AIDC has unveiled the Raven X loitering munition as Taiwan seeks to expand its domestic drone-development capabilities.

Taiwan has received the first two of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C Blk. 70 fighters, about three years behind the original delivery schedule.

The U.S. Space Force is launching the first operational air moving target indicator satellites. Is the warfighter ready to use them?

Boeing’s victory caps a two-month series of U.S. Navy disclosures that transform the vision for the future carrier air wing.

As the Army fields a full lineup of exquisite munitions, a parallel effort is creating a complementary inventory of affordable long-range alternatives.

Seattle-area SPEEA professional and technical units have ratified new Boeing contracts, averting a strike that could have disrupted commercial production and new-aircraft certification.

The last of the U.S. military’s Cold War-era missile warning satellites got a final dance on orbit as part of a recent exercise before their planned retirement.

After playing a starring role in the Ukraine conflict, the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile is in line for a range extension.

The U.S. Navy has installed an uncrewed aircraft control station on a second carrier.

MD Helicopters has opened sales for its MD564 derivative of the MD530 after deciding to put the single-engine light rotorcraft into production.

Blackstone, the largest alternative asset management and private markets firm worldwide, on Oct. 1 unveiled Falcata, a new defense technology brand.

Indra will grow its radar product portfolio after acquiring the Spanish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging specialist and developer Dares Technology.

A new maintenance and support deal with Airbus aims to grow the availability of the UK Royal Air Force’s A400M airlifter fleet by 30%.

The French air force will trial a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) with a Dassault Rafale in 2028 as the service prepares to embrace autonomy and AI.

Ukrainian weapons developer Fire Point expects to achieve the first ballistic missile intercept with its new Freyja system next year, CEO Iryna Terekh said.

Iceye and Nokia have agreed to jointly pursue the low Earth orbit satellite communication market, setting the goal of launching their first spacecraft in two years.

For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. Air Force will train more than 1,500 pilots, although a shortage will remain.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for proposals for Phase III of its Drone Dominance program, an effort to buy 60,000 one-way attack drones.

The Pentagon will create a new four-star command focused on autonomous warfare over the next year.