Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Aisheng Technology Group, a subsidiary of China’s state-owned arms producer Norinco, has conducted the first flight of the Lingque “Magpie” LQ-150 VTOL UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
In a banner year for defense technology venture funding, C-UAS came into its own, growing faster in 2025 than any other major industry segment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Quantum sensors and navigation could be deployed soon while other technologies are years from reality.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Saab says it has received an SEK12.3 billion ($1.3 billion) contract from France to finalize Paris’ purchase of two GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and Spain’s Indra have been awarded a study contract to examine options for the domestic development of an airborne signals intelligence platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a contract valued at up to $8.6 billion for 25 F-15IA fighters, with a potential to double the figure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan plans to study the use of General Atomics MQ-9B UAS for aerial interception missions, as it faces airspace intrusions by Chinese and Russian aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Dec. 23 announced it was awarding Leonardo UK a $54.3 million contract for ALQ-260 BriteCloud decoys to protect the Pentagon’s F-35 fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Vivienne Machi
In 2026, the U.S. Space Force wants to pass several development milestones for its Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
DARPA wants to harness the noisy radio frequency environment of the ionosphere.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The market for crewed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as for maritime patrol, will reach $23 billion through 2034.
BCA

By Steve Trimble
A radar upgrade for the X-62 autonomous fighter will allow the U.S. Air Force to experiment with AI-enabled “pilots” controlling sensors in combat.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Signals intelligence-focused satellite company HawkEye 360 has acquired Innovative Signal Analysis to enhance usage of its orbit-collected data.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Germany's military has a sense of urgency to bring into service and enhance its new NH90 Sea Tiger anti-surface warfare and sub-hunting helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Officials says the Department of the Air Force is moving quickly to award multiple competitive contracts for space-based moving target indication assets.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Quantum Systems has secured a deal to provide up to 747 Twister reconnaissance drones to the German Armed Forces to replace the Aladin used across the services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Norway’s Kongsberg is joining forces with Germany's Helsing and Hensoldt to develop a surveillance satellite constellation before the end of the decade.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have conducted the first air-to-air live-fire test of the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, with the CCA firing an AIM-120 Amraam.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Canada’s Defense Investment Agency will manage acquisitions of AEW aircraft, ground-based surveillance radars and air transport fleet upgrades.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A company successfully demonstrated a distributed passive sensor array that could help to mitigate interference caused by wind turbines on UK defense radars.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A job advert posted by Anduril indicates that work is underway on a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) UAS in the Group 5 size category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel says the Rafael Iron Beam laser weapon should deliver a formal initial operational capability before year's end after completing system development.
Missile Defense & Weapons