Defense

The U.S. and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated deal on April 30 that could provide Washington with a significant new source of critical minerals.

Dzyne Technologies says it has delivered multiple Grasshopper autonomous air-launched expendable cargo gliders to the U.S. Air Force.

An undisclosed hypersonic missile test on April 25 validated the launch mechanism for the U.S. Navy Conventional Prompt Strike weapon program.

Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression using a UH-60 Black Hawk.

The two-crew, twin-engine WB-57F remains remarkably capable to this day despite its age. But nothing lasts forever.

Germany says it will expand its use of the Teledyne Flir Black Hornet 4 nano uncrewed aircraft system.

The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).

The resumption of conflict in the DRC has once again brought to the fore the chronic lack of strategic airlift capability in Africa.

German industry is lobbying Brussels for more regulatory relief as part of a European Union push to boost the region’s defense industrial base.

A U.S. satellite appears to have maneuvered near two Chinese spacecraft a few days ago, space situational awareness company Comspoc says.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A letter Howmet Aerospace sent to customers in early April showed how seriously the metal component supplier took U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

President Donald Trump reportedly has tapped L3Harris to modify a 747-8 to augment the current VC-25A fleet.

The UK Royal Navy’s latest Carrier Strike Group deployment is now in the Mediterranean Sea heading toward the Asia-Pacific region.

Dhruv light utility helicopters operated by the Indian air force and army have been allowed to return to operations.

Turkish Aerospace General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu says the company’s Hurjet could become the training platform for NATO nations.

The U.S. Air Force has begun ground testing its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes from Anduril and GA-ASI ahead of planned first flights this summer.

Hegseth has instructed the U.S. Army to put more urgency into key weapons programs and alter some of its structure, including in aviation.

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The EU says 12 of its member states have formally said they want to take advantage of an “escape clause” on spending limits to boost outlays for defense.

On March 22, 1995, Aviation Week & Space Technology Managing Editor David M. North became the 61st person to fly the U.S. Air Force/Northrop Grumman B-2, and the first since the bomber’s initial flight on July 17, 1989, who was not a Northrop or U.S. Air Force pilot, or a Defense Dept. official.

The $18 billion Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program led by Lockheed Martin fell 18 months behind schedule this year.

The threat that keeps up Col. Andrew Konicki up at night is an aerial attack on a U.S. Marine Corps position by thousands of small enemy drones.