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By Robert Wall
L3Harris expects to deliver the first MC-55A Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force this year, after several program delays.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace says a capital raise of around $2.5 billion will fund expansion abroad, such as in Europe where defense spending has increased.
Supply Chain

By Craig Caffrey
Investment in new defense equipment has exploded in Europe, nearly trebling from $60 billion to $175 billion, and this may only be the start.
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By Matthew Fulco
Flight autonomy software developer Shield AI closed a $240 million Series F-1 round in March that raised its valuation to $5.3 billion from $2.7 billion.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. is moving to reduce its mineral dependency on China as technology, trade and geopolitical frictions rise between the world’s two largest economies.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The NROL-57 mission was launched March 21 at 2:49 a.m. EDT, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg SFB, California.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The doubling of Planet Labs' growth rate would come roughly at the midpoint of the company’s guidance for the current fiscal year of $260-280 million.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has won a contract to develop the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force which throws a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan is in the process of gathering information to upgrade the avionics on its 20 Lockheed Martin C-130H military transport aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace is targeting March 24 for the inaugural mission of its Spectrum rocket in what would be a milestone as the first orbit launch from European soil.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Australian government says the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM is now operationally ready for use on its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Brandon Patrick
Despite continued increases to its defense spending in recent years, Malaysia’s economic and financial realities dictate a slow and steady pace to its ambitious military aircraft modernization plans.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Justice Department is charging founder Erlend Olson, John Gallagher, Stephen Buscher, Joseph Fargnoli and Jamil Swati with a multiyear scheme.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The discovery prompted the U.S. Air Force to pause Boeing KC-46 deliveries until the fleet could be inspected and the root cause identified.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The drone gliders can fly in the stratosphere, up to 110,000 ft., and be reused as many as 50 times, St. Gallen-based Meteomatics said on March 20.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is fielding proliferated space architectures to support missile warning and missile tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance, and secure comms.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Fort Worth-based Schweizer RSG acquired the Schweizer family of helicopters from Sikorsky in 2018.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Saab is gearing up to install a new AI aid on its Gripen E combat aircraft that will assist pilots in beyond-visual-range air-to-air combat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
KAI has also officially named its artificial intelligence (AI) pilot “K-AILOT.”
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
OHB is seeing new opportunities in military space and expects sales to rise around 50% by 2027 from last year to hit around €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion).
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
MaiaSpace says it has entered into its first commercial launch service agreement, signing up French space-logistics company Exotrail.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
ESA will issue an invitation to tender for the European Launcher challenge next week, the agency’s director general says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation