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Europe inaugurates its most powerful Ariane rocket but still eyes further mission expansion.

Cruise missiles, hypersonics and one-way effectors are all in the mix as Europe races to close a critical strike gap.

Six European countries that have embarked on a joint effort to meet critical deep strike capability gaps have formalized their plans.

Germany’s army aviation units have begun the transition from the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter to Airbus’ H145M LKH light attack helicopter.

An MBDA-led European effort to create a hypersonic glide vehicle to inform the development of a hypersonic interceptor also will support research on hypersonic deep strike capabilities as well.

Airbus Helicopters is looking to broaden the role of its H145M light utility helicopter into the anti-drone mission.

Aviation Week editors at the ILA Berlin Air Show ask what's next for the German Air Force fighter fleet after the collapse of the multinational FCAS program.

Diehl Defense and Spanish Missile Systems have agreed to continue their relationship should their hypersonic defense weapon concept be selected for the next step in an EU-funded program.

At some point in 2027, Israel is scheduled to start producing a new workhorse for the Arrow Weapon System.

The German defense procurement agency BAAINBw is poised to formally issue a request for proposals to buy a Bombardier Global 8000-based airborne standoff jamming aircraft.

Germany has signed its first-ever government-to-government defense sale by providing light utility helicopters to the Balkan state of Montenegro.

A German modification house specializing in the conversion of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft is close to flying its first UAS.

Spanish aerospace and defense companies have bandied together like their German counterparts to create a united industrial front to urge their government to move with pace to define a future fighter program in the wake of the demise of the cooperation with France.

The coming NATO summit in Ankara is likely to generate a push for more clarity around what space capabilities will be needed in the future, the alliance’s top military officer said.

Aviation Week and ILA Berlin Aerospace Show have renewed their partnership for the next gathering of the event.

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

Germany says planning is underway for what comes next after its fighter partnership with France fizzled.

For its nine-seat, all-electric Microliner, Vaeridion has successfully completed the preliminary design review.

Eight leading German defense and aerospace companies are urging their government to decide on the path forward for a future combat aircraft before year’s end.

Consortium partners working on the European Hypersonic Defense Interceptor (HYDEF) project have settled on a single missile concept.

Airbus is experimenting with aerodynamic adaptations that could transform the performance of its conventional helicopters.

U.S. and Australian fighter pilots will have the technical ability to take turns flying the same MQ-28, a Boeing official says.

European launcher manufacturers need orders to secure a production ramp-up, according to a panel discussion at the ILA Berlin air show.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is urging Airbus to manage the development of its next-generation, single-aisle airliner (NGSA) out of Hamburg.

Germany is scrambling to quickly address a need for deep-strike weapons amid uncertainty about an earlier plan to rely on U.S. systems in the near term.