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The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded contracts to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman to develop communications systems.

Canada has released a solicitation for high-altitude UAS, but the Special Operations Command is disclosing few details.

BAE Systems will continue developing a ramjet-powered, 155-mm artillery shell for the U.S. Army.

Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested in electric seaglider startup Regent to speed up the development of a military variant of the company’s aircraft.

GA-ASI and Cobham Australia had previously teamed up to supply 12 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to the Royal Australian Air Force.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force could join the country's coast guard in operating the SeaGuardian.

U.S. pushes for more Ukraine aid; U.S. tankers grounded; Polish MQ-9 flights to start; and replacing Russian platforms.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has established a partnership with Divergent Technologies to develop 3D-printed UAV structures.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week

GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue is clearly frustrated with the lack of mandatory U.S. government approval to export the highly controlled weapon systems.

Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed an eight-propulsor, monohull design for the DARPA Liberty Lifter program.

The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.

The Netherlands is looking to purchase additional payloads for its General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper.

The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.

General Atomics targets completion of testing of UK’s new Protector UAS by end of 2022.

The award begins a two-track Phase 1 for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Opeations (Draco) demonstration program.

Destroying enemy fighters has emerged as the initial focus of the U.S. Air Force's nearly year-old MQ-Next program, which seeks to field a replacement for the MQ-9 by the end of the decade.

Leonardo’s Seaspray search radar is to be integrated onto the MQ-9B SkyGuardian as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) pushes the unmanned air system for the maritime surveillance mission.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Spain’s Sener Aerospacial are developing an underwing pod that will enable European customers of the MQ-9 Reaper and SkyGuardian to fit sovereign sensors to the unmanned air system.

Germany is looking to arm its future fleet of EuroDrone unmanned aircraft systems with MBDA Brimstone air-to-ground missiles and Enhanced Paveway

The U.S. Air Force has kicked off the integration phase of the Skyborg unmanned air system (UAS) program, with several contract awards worth up to

NATO has taken the first steps toward replacing its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms.

The U.S. Army has revealed a future mission for the MQ-1C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet.