Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Staff
Russia has conducted large-scale trials of new laser systems against UAVs, the country’s government reported June 13.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Akinci uncrewed air system will be assembled in Italy by Piaggio as part of the Turkish company’s new joint venture with Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Portugal has exercised an option for a sixth Embraer KC-390 and taken options for 10 more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airborne early warning could soon be a new mission for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s aerospace and defense sector looks set for continued growth, the country's aerospace and trade body ADS has revealed.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Swedish Air Force has embarked on exploring how to evolve the Saab Gripen E fighter to deal with the increased need for electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel has given the green light for the country’s defense industry to participate in the Paris Air Show despite the ongoing military campaign against Iran.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Portugal has agreed to buy an SAR satellite from Iceye, becoming the latest European state to invest in building up its military Earth-observation capability.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
LEO satellite constellation startup Muon Space completed a $146 million Series B funding round that includes $89.5 million in new capital.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Artificial intelligence trained through reinforced learning has been allowed to take control of a Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A joint venture between Italy’s Leonardo and Turkish UAS manufacturer Baykar will be called LBA Systems, it has emerged ahead of the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has agreed to a support and sustainment contract for its fleet of new General Atomics Protector MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Testing has begun in France on a flat-panel active electronically scanned array radar for the new Airbus H160M Guepard helicopters for its armed forces.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Germany has awarded Airbus a contract to equip 23 A400M transport aircraft with Elbit Systems' directed infrared countermeasures system.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Position, navigation and timing services developers are reporting progress on testing GPS alternatives.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian satellite startup Bureau 1440 is poised to be the first customer for the Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 rocket, planned to launch before year-end.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force has officially selected the Saab Gripen E/F for its multi-role fighter requirement, as Bangkok and Stockholm wrap negotiations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe’s space sector is set for growth, but in one area it may be poised for contraction: the number of companies vying for business.
Commercial Space