Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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

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 Robert Wall
AeroVironment is looking to parlay its work on counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) laser weapons to go after anticipated business to combat higher-end threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has accepted the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) for operational use.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has been contracted by the Italian government to begin production of a new anti-ship missile for the country’s navy.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has selected L3Harris to supply additional airborne early warning aircraft under its E-X Phase II program running through 2032.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded RTX a $5 billion contract for Coyote drone interceptor systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Germany says it is considering acquiring Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft as part of its involvement in the NATO program to replace Boeing E-3s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has spelled out a €35 billion ($40 billion) commitment for the military space sector through the end of the decade.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to soon receive the first Counter Communications System Meadowlands electronic warfare jamming production unit.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
RTX Technologies unveiled a larger, Gallium Nitride-enabled upgrade for the active electronically scanned array (AESA) as a retrofit option for Boeing F-15Es.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun broadening the flight testing of an A320 airliner which has been adapted into radar testbed to support sensor development for the Eurofighter.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Northrop Grumman and Taiwan’s NCSIST have agreed to explore collaboration on air and missile defense modernization for the country's National Defense Ministry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine’s armed forces face a new drone menace on the front lines that threatens after 3.5 years of full-scale war to transform a bloody stalemate with Russia into something worse for the defenders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s AIDC says it is not abandoning its crewed aircraft ambitions, including a next-generation fighter, even as the company pivots to support UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are starting a process to address the airborne early warning and control aircraft's lack of a precision landing aid.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Capella Space parent IonQ has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to work on developing and deploying quantum technologies in space.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has unveiled the Strong Bow ballistic missile defense system at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The defense market will become the biggest growth driver for the space-based remote sensing industry, Novaspace analysts estimate.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A new layer of high-altitude platforms carrying optical tracking sensors could be added to the U.S. missile defense architecture in the future.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
UK engineers have been exploring the use of the Link 16 datalink as an initial means of commanding autonomous collaborative platforms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is hoping to accelerate the integration of the European Common Radar System Mk. 2 into the UK’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare