Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
France and Germany have pledged to jointly develop an early warning system for Europe as both EU countries aim to strengthen defense technology capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Israel says it will funnel around $115 million into next-gen infrared sensor production in the latest move to bolster domestic defense production capacities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Tension has been increasing between Tel Aviv and several European capitals over Israel’s conduct of the military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry is seeking a low-cost tactical ballistic missile capable of hitting targets about 370 mi. away, with a price tag of around $675,000.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.
Supply Chain

Jennifer Meszaros
The development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft represents a convergence of tech, creating opportunities for local organizations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Lynas Rare Earths’ Pentagon-backed Texas plant is struggling even as the Australian company is expanding elsewhere to reduce dependency on China for strategic metals.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Aselsan is making a $1.5 billion investment in new facilities to support development of Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system and increase production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) awarded 3D Systems Corp. a $7.65 million contract to continue development on the company’s large-format 3D printer.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Navy officials canceled the service’s high-speed, air-launched, anti-ship missile program but not the goal of a missile that can defeat modern air defenses
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
U.S. officials have announced criminal and securities violation charges against three men associated with the January 2024 take-private announcement for Kaman.
Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
KAI has revealed a standoff jammer aircraft based on the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, developed in partnership with Hanwha Systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it is buying drones from local provider Xtend to equip ground forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Rocket propulsion startup X-Bow Systems will develop a second production source for the motor that powers the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon's Stinger shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile is set to be produced in Europe through a deal agreed with Germany's Diehl Defense.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China has flown its first full-scale crewed tiltrotor aircraft, developed by state-owned company AVIC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's LIG Nex1 is self-funding development of two modular missile types aimed at competing with MBDA’s Spear and Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings expects it would significantly benefit from a possible U.S. ban on the use of UAVs made by China’s DJI, the company said.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Ukrainian front-line troops received the first 1,000 first person view drones less than two weeks after a newly launched online weapons marketplace started processing orders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Poland accounted for more than half of the $11.9 million in export sales in Taiwan’s drone sector recorded in the first half of the year.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European defense companies have started to glimpse the prospect of unusual, multiyear certainty for their operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing hopes to return to the original program of record of 144 F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swiss lawmakers are urging the country’s government to reexamine the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Traditional solid rocket heavy hitters L3Harris and Northrop Grumman have recently spent their own money to expand their facilities,
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The company is expecting the requirement to go above the current 650 annual rate, having been asked to evaluate numbers as high as 2,000 per year.
Missile Defense & Weapons