Defense

A recent series of demonstration flights shows that the Boeing MQ-28 now leads an international pack of Collaborative Combat Aircraft projects.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."

Space startups and tech companies are banding together to demonstrate their products with national security missions in mind.

Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has raised €45 million in a Series A funding round, one of the largest European space deals of the year thus far.

South Korea is preparing to launch two new military jet engine development programs next year.

Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.

The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing mini-UAS as part of an effort to establish a multi-tiered UAS network for swarm, ISR and counter-drone missions.

Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Sept. 7, 1970, issue featured the Anglo-French Jaguar M-05 prototype being readied for catapult launch from the French navy's Clemenceau carrier during trials near Lorient, Brittany.

The parade in Beijing was the most significant in nearly a decade, and the breadth of equipment unveiled was striking.

Mauritania has built a modest but modern air force thanks to a fivefold increase in defense spending from 2003 to 2023.

Tin and tin alloy producer Nathan Trotter will invest $65 million in a first-of-its-kind production facility in southern Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Sept. 9.

Portuguese UAS developer Tekever has lifted the veil on the latest version of its AR3 platform after redeveloping it based on lessons learned in Ukraine.

After languishing in budgetary limbo, an electronic warfare suite developed for the F-16 is now being pressed quickly into service.

Poland has secured the lion’s share of a European Union financial assistance fund for nations to build their defense readiness.

Italy’s Avio Aero, Japan’s IHI Corporation and Rolls-Royce say they have advanced their work in additive manufacturing, cooling systems and high-pressure compressor design.

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing a family of autonomous collaborative platforms initially focused on delivering electronic warfare effects.

The trinational industry team developing the sensor and communication suite for the fighter at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program formed a consortium.

Rafael has launched the industrial phase of adapting its Iron Beam high-power laser air defense system for maritime applications.

MBDA at the DSEI defense expo in London is displaying the stealthy, subsonic element of the Franco-British future supersonic cruise missile program.

Electro Optic Systems is looking to up the kill rate of its new counter-drone laser system to address the growing focus of armed forces on fighting UAS swarms.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is steadily introducing adaptive software technologies as a key enabler of its sense-strike operations.

The French Navy chief of staff says the program must be launched soon in order to transition from the Charles de Gaulle carrier in 2035-38.