Defense

North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.

Republican lawmakers want to add money to both the F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s yet-to-be-selected next fighter.

When it comes to U.S. President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariffs, defense tech firms in subtropical Taiwan are cool as a cucumber.

Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its MRO capabilities to support U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region.

India’s government has signed a long-awaited contract to acquire the naval version of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.

The UK Royal Navy has declared FOC with its Crowsnest helicopter-borne airborne early warning radar system, which is slated for replacement in the early 2030s.

The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.

Spire Global says it has paid off all its debt after completing the delayed sale of its maritime business as it tries to recover from financial tumult.

Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech Space Operations a contract to boost payload processing capacity at Vandenberg SFB, California.

Airbus says it is getting ready to demonstrate an automatic night refueling capability for its A330 MRTT after completing certification tests of the technology.

Manufacturing changes are needed to increase B-21 bomber production and to prepare for a potential program ramp-up, Northrop Grumman says.

The U.S. military staged a test of an unknown, large missile launched on a steep trajectory from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida, on April 25.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 experienced an engine fire on takeoff April 18 and conducted an emergency landing, damaging the tiltrotor.

Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group has agreed to a long-term support package with Sikorsky to look after its S-92 rotorcraft.

Turkish Aerospace Industries is in the early stages of assembling the first prototype for the Kaan indigenous fighter project.

SNC’s DVE solutions deliver asymmetric capability with unparalleled situational awareness and obstacle detection to pilots in low-visibility environments.

The German Air Force is trying to ease concerns that the Lockheed Martin F-35s it is buying could be operationally impaired by U.S. control over the Joint Strike Fighter's technology.

Hanwha Aerospace is expanding its engine R&D efforts following Seoul's commitment to pump $2.3 billion into development of a 16,000-lb. domestic fighter engine.

Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its military MRO capabilities to support the U.S. Defense Department's Regional Sustainment Framework.

Saab is looking to wrap up negotiations and finalize contracts this year for Gripen E/F deals with Thailand and Colombia, CEO Micael Johansson says.

The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what's at stake.

The 76-year-old alliance wants to bolster its space capabilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding.

The camps on either side of the defense mobilization debate in the U.S. and allied countries should consider two more mobilization pathways.

The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting a sharp rise in the Pentagon’s spending to maintain and modernize its nuclear arsenal.