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By Steve Trimble
Ukraine remains committed to producing offensive ballistic missiles for sustained attacks on targets deep behind the Russian front lines, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 6.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Geopolitical tensions are intensifying the frequency of the losses of reliable GPS signal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The UK wants to demonstrate operations of a turbine-powered, fixed-wing, short takeoff and landing autonomous collaborative platform from a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has unveiled a new variant of its Hwasong-11 short-range tactical ballistic missile, this time equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has formally placed its order for the Embraer C-390, becoming the sixth European nation to commit to the airlifter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
As flight testing progresses to larger sizes, Sikorsky has renamed its Rotor Blown Wing family of vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft the Nomad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky expects the award for the 11th, and likely final, UH-60 Black Hawk order from the U.S. Army in late 2026 as the service reviews aviation plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has assigned five future missions to SpaceX and two missions to United Launch Alliance (ULA).
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Jeff Bezos, executive chairman of Amazon.com and founder of Blue Origin, foresees gigawatt data centers orbiting Earth in the coming decades.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has withdrawn its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAS from service, with missions taken over by the new MQ-9B Protector.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
India’s air force chief has expressed optimism that domestic industry will be able to deliver a new-generation indigenous combat aircraft in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is pressing to field a next-generation aerial refueling system by as soon as 2036, to justify production extension of the Boeing KC-46.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission has down-to-earth themes: "crawl, walk, run" and "know as you go."
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The UK defense ministry says it will invest in technology to detect lasers being aimed at spacecraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Taiwan is gearing up to launch the first elements of a high-resolution Earth imaging system next month as it works to burnish its homegrown technology.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Swiss government has asked its Armasuisse defense procurement agency to launch a process to field counter-uncrewed air systems following field trials this summer.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Australian startup Gilmour Space Technologies is looking to return to the launchpad next year after the first attempt at an orbit flight failed.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales and Hensoldt are ramping up output of key sensor equipment to keep pace with surging demand.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), crews already operate as if they live and work aboard two distinct stations.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has taken delivery of the first pair of Boeing AH-64E Apaches, marking the beginning of the end for its army’s Airbus Tiger attack helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale, a Japanese space junk removal company, has partnered with Australia's High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO) to develop space-monitoring technologies.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. has taken delivery of the first shipment of critical minerals from Pakistan under a $500 million deal the two countries signed in September.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is experimenting with data science that can sift through the increasing amounts of electronic data being hoovered up by aircraft sensors.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK has declared its Sea Venom helicopter-launched anti-ship missile operational, closing a capability gap left open for eight years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has handed over the first of eight planned P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the German Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion