Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Saab has been delivering its Giraffe 1X air surveillance radars built before orders were even placed to Middle East customers to address urgent needs there, CEO Micael Johansson says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Saab could be building as many as 20 Gripen fighters annually in about a year's time, says CEO Micael Johansson, as the aircraft-maker scales up output.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Israeli Defense Ministry says it has awarded Elbit Systems deals worth more than NIS600 million ($200 million) to boost output of air-launched weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
A French government defense spending boost coupled with strong export demand has Safran expecting up to a fivefold increase in missile-related production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. military and its industry partners are unprepared for the likely onslaught of MRO demand that will come with future aircraft fleets.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Germany’s quest to field deep-strike capabilities may involve multiple suppliers and different services, rather than narrowing those options at the outset, the Bundeswehr’s top officer says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman says a previously undisclosed company-owned test aircraft has been sold to the USAF as part of a B-21 Raider production acceleration pact.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Ukraine is looking to produce more than seven million drones this year as part of the wider scaling up of its defense industrial capability.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Western militaries need to rethink their plans to marshal and resupply frontline troops given the lessons from Ukraine, argues the head of Norway’s Defense Logistics Organization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Thales expects the Iran war to drive long-term air defense demand, while noting air travel disruptions could be a headwind for commercial aviation activities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
One of the two companies vying for the F/A-XX contract lacks the capacity to deliver the fighter on time, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NHIndustries and NATO have finalized a contract to kick off a midlife upgrade for the NH90 rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Australia has signed an agreement with Japan to work together in the field of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) using the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 13 - April 17, 2026.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The company, called Bell Textron Ukraine, will be the hub of the manufacturer’s future activities in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The MV-75 plan is a “success-oriented schedule,” with as much flexibility taken out as possible to meet the demands of top Army leaders, officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran Aircraft Engines is upgrading its forging capabilities by investing $176 million in the acquisition of a hydraulic press at a facility in Gennevilliers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona has been awarded a not-to-exceed $708,939,863 undefinitized contract action for small diameter bomb increment II production.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall is further deepening its push into the missile sector through an agreement with Dutch defense technology company Destinus.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract for $4.7 billion to kick-start a significant acceleration of production for PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has demonstrated the ability to fire guided rockets from the Eurofighter to provide lower-cost means for the fighter to down one-way attack drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kevin Michaels
Beijing controls 85-90% of global rare earth-refining capacity and more than 90% of high-performance magnet production.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The British Army's H145 Jupiter Mk.2 helicopters begin operations in Brunei, replacing older aircraft and supporting missions like troop transport and firefighting.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Israel’s defense industry will accelerate production of exo-atmospheric Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptors following a month of relentless barrages launched from Iran.
Missile Defense & Weapons