Defense

The European Union says it will invest in the local development of next-generation stealth materials and future dogfighting missile technology.

South Korea has awarded Hanwha Systems a contract to design and develop a multifunction radar for the country’s Low Altitude Missile Defense system.

Airbus and Shield AI will integrate the Hivemind autonomy software on an uncrewed, cargo-carrying variant of the UH-72A Lakota helicopter.

After dominating the U.S. stealth fighter market since the early 1990s, Lockheed is regrouping around F-22 and F-35 upgrades to grow its aeronautics division.

With new prototypes in manufacturing and domestic technologies moving forward, Turkey’s Kaan fighter program is taking shape.

The Navy will award crewed and uncrewed contracts as part of its plan for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.

Turkish Aerospace intends to expand global operations and ramp up production across its defense and aerostructures businesses.

The Australian, UK and U.S. air forces have been collaborating to help streamline the entry into service of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.

The U.S. Air Force will base 21 Boeing F-15EXs at an Air National Guard base in Michigan.

A competition is now on hold to select a new air vehicle for autonomous resupply to U.S. Marine Corps units.

Sierra Nevada Co. on April 29 flew the fourth 747 to its Dayton, Ohio, facility as part of its U.S. Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

The U.S. Navy took the first step in a fast-tracked acquisition process for a nuclear-tipped cruise missile on April 28.

The U.S. Marine Corps is now targeting 2032 for full operational capability of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter.

The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 advanced a GOP-led measure to increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion.

Italian Army Aviation has begun the modernization of its light helicopter fleets with the delivery of the Leonardo UH-169D light utility helicopter.

Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.

Aurora Flight Sciences has completed low-speed wind tunnel tests of the blended wing body X-plane that the Boeing company is developing for a DARPA program.

Precision components specialist Woodward posted brisk sales across several of its aerospace and defense business lines in the second quarter.

The U.S. Navy is expanding what aircraft may start employing advanced expendable decoys.

Near Earth Autonomy is to demonstrate a retrofit kit to convert the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to uncrewed capability.

Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft has acquired the Kargo UAV uncrewed logistics aircraft program from Kaman.

Jeff Massimilla, vice president of global engineering, design and technology from General Dynamics Land Systems, highlighted the growing importance of robotics and autonomous systems during the World Defence Industry 2024.

An Indian military laboratory passed a milestone toward development of a hypersonic cruise missile.

The U.S. Navy lost a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor at sea while underway in the Red Sea.

A startup plans to develop an artificial intelligence engineer that can design physical systems.