Defense

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

By Brian Everstine
The top U.S. Air Force officer says delivery is now expected in late 2026 of an overhauled remote vision system for the KC-46.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment has unveiled the Red Dragon, a second-generation loitering munition with a more than 400 km (249 mi.) one-way range.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
First delivery of the Royal Air Force’s new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft will now take place late this year.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Called launched effects, uncrewed air vehicles (UAV) were first launched from the ground forces at the front.
Missile Defense & Weapons