Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will cancel a 19-year-old program to develop an improved common engine for its helicopter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy flight test announcement revealed work is underway to revive a decades-old concept combining an air-breathing ramjet with a solid fuel rocket.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Startup Radia is to collaborate with U.S. Transportation Command to assess the potential of using its planned WindRunner oversize-cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkey embarked on the program in 2018 to field the advanced airborne electronic attack system called Hava SOJ.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
NATO is working on finalizing a stand-in jamming capability code that could provide an impetus for more member states to introduce such systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space, competing for the Space Force’s first batch of R-GPS satellites, has demonstrated integration of an early iteration of the hardware and software.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A newly released road map calls for Collaborative Combat Aircraft orders to begin this year, with new increments rolling out in roughly five-year intervals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
An interim Air Force One and SpaceX-modified Marine One are among the early Trump administration changes to the U.S. military’s VIP fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Costs for USAF and Boeing’s plan to upgrade the radars on B-52 bombers have spiked to the level where it has prompted a mandatory review of the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects its extended KC-46 delivery drought to end soon, with the delivery process to begin next week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. defense sector overcame economic and political turmoil in the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Swaati Ketkar
The training facility will support Dassault’s upcoming MRO facility near Noida International Airport.
Workforce & Training

By Graham Warwick
German uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Quantum Systems has secured €160 million ($181 million) in new funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
To Congress, U.S. Army leaders defended a recent proposal to retire about half the Boeing AH-64 Apache fleet and buy more drones in place of helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
India appears to have suffered the first confirmed combat loss of a Dassault Rafale following airstrikes against targets in Pakistan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
An Israeli airstrike on Yemen’s capital Sanaa International Airport has damaged nearly half of Yemenia’s Airbus fleet.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
Italy is considering joining Germany in introducing electronic attack versions of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hensoldt sees growing demand in Europe opening new business prospects that could lead it to achieving 2030 sales 20% ahead of earlier projections.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
China’s Air Force has completed a series of military drills in Egypt, ending one of the largest deployments of Chinese aircraft outside Asia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has established a new aeronautics division, consolidating the company’s fixed-wing crewed aircraft, aerostructures and UAS work under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
India has carried out missile strikes on nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites in Pakistan in response to the April 24 terrorist attack in Kashmir.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the space layer of the proposed Golden Dome will cost $160 billion to $542 billion to field and operate.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
TransDigm reported mostly brisk second-quarter fiscal year sales on May 6.
Supply Chain