Defense

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Republican lawmakers want to add money to both the F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s yet-to-be-selected next fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its MRO capabilities to support U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
India’s government has signed a long-awaited contract to acquire the naval version of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
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.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
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.
Satellites

By Craig Caffrey
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.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech Space Operations a contract to boost payload processing capacity at Vandenberg SFB, California.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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

By Brian Everstine
Manufacturing changes are needed to increase B-21 bomber production and to prepare for a potential program ramp-up, Northrop Grumman says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
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.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 experienced an engine fire on takeoff April 18 and conducted an emergency landing, damaging the tiltrotor.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group has agreed to a long-term support package with Sikorsky to look after its S-92 rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace Industries is in the early stages of assembling the first prototype for the Kaan indigenous fighter project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Army Aviation Association of America

By Robert Wall
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its military MRO capabilities to support the U.S. Defense Department's Regional Sustainment Framework.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
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.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The 76-year-old alliance wants to bolster its space capabilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Byron Callan
The camps on either side of the defense mobilization debate in the U.S. and allied countries should consider two more mobilization pathways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting a sharp rise in the Pentagon’s spending to maintain and modernize its nuclear arsenal.
Missile Defense & Weapons