Sea Air Space 2026

Aircraft procurement would more than double for the Navy under the new Pentagon spending plan.

The U.S. Navy intends to pause procurement for a Northrop Grumman anti-radiation missile in fiscal 2027, then resume orders.

Lockheed Martin will integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement into the Aegis Combat System under a roughly $200 million contract from the U.S. Navy.

U.S. budget documents released on April 21 reveal that the U.S. Navy plans to buy 4,500 air-launched hypersonic missiles for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs over the next five years.

AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.

The U.S. Space Force on April 20 announced it is canceling its long-delayed GPS ground control system after lengthy speculation on its future.

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are exploring a future radar mission upgrade for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as the current Block II modernization effort prepares to ramp up.

The USMC has opted to fully replace the nacelles of its Bell Boeing V-22 fleet as the focus to increase the readiness and safety of the tiltrotor has grown.

Boeing demonstrated a turbojet-powered GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) for the U.S. Navy in early April.

The U.S. Air Force has launched market research for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles-Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR).

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.

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its first ALQ-249 next-generation jammer mid-band jamming pods, developer Raytheon says.

Modern navies face an evolving threats arena powered by ongoing developments in targeting and attack systems.

The U.S. Navy is gearing up for the first procurement of dual-band decoys for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs to boost the fighter’s self-protection capability.

SNC’s Vindlér constellation is an example of how industry is pushing space-based RF intelligence toward a new operational tempo to increase maritime awareness.

As a long-awaited contract award for the F/A-XX program looms, budget and technical challenges still await for the Navy’s next carrier-based fighter.

The U.S. Navy’s decision to forgo carrier landings and set a price limit underscores the service’s urgency to field its next trainer.

Editors delve into the winners and losers in the White House’s $1.5 trillion defense spending plan.

The U.S. Navy on Feb. 27 conducted the first flight test of a new precision landing mode for the military’s Sikorsky H-60 variants.