ILA Berlin 2026

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The German market is an early proving ground for companies vying to equip European air forces with collaborative combat aircraft to augment crewed fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
As German civil aerospace copes with multiple overlapping crises, preparations for the next-generation narrowbody aircraft are accelerating.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schöllhorn hopes France and Germany will finally resolve the path forward for the New Generation Fighter program by ILA.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German armed forces are starting to refine their space operational plans, including for the deployment of offensive capabilities.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany revamps defense procurement agency to streamline processes and boost modernization with new centers and closer industry collaboration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Newcomers enter the German defense industrial landscape as established players pivot to address the country’s surging appetite for weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey, Robert Wall
Germany has massive defense spending plans. Here’s what they look like.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
OHB and Helsing form KIRK joint venture for military space surveillance and targeting tech.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare