U.S. Army

Qinetiq has sold its U.S. business to UK-based public services company Serco for $292 million.

Astronics has posted record third-quarter sales, even as artificial intelligence-driven data center demand is squeezing electronics supply chains.

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

High in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, U.S. military rotary-wing pilots are being taught to operate military helicopters safely in risky environments.

Lockheed Martin’s Future Interceptor is designed to close a critical gap in U.S. air and missile defenses. But has the Army waited too long?

The U.S. Army plans to test prototypes of a new Long Range Precision Munition in March next year, solicitation documents show.

The U.S. Army has picked Lockheed Martin to build a new interceptor for future air and missile defense threats.

Lockheed Martin has adapted the U.S. Army’s tactical rocket to strike moving targets on land or at sea, leveraging technology fielded on PAC-3 interceptors.

The Army sees growing interest in stratospheric operations as an opportunity to maintain expertise and investment in the critical domain.

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

The U.S. Navy’s former fleet of uncrewed Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopters have a new lease on life, with the U.S. Army returning the fleet to flight for sensor payload tests.

As developments in Ukraine highlight new issues for army aviation, editors share what they heard from leaders at AUSA 2026 and discuss how the service is looking to evolve.

The funding drought and layoffs came amid an aggressive schedule for the U.S. Army’s tiltrotor.

The U.S. Army is reassessing its intelligence fleet as it clarifies plans for contractor-owned surveillance jets and advances the ME-11B HADES program.

The Army creates a permanent Space Operations Branch, expanding its role in space integration and interdiction as satellite-reliant warfare grows.

The U.S. Army plans to test high-altitude balloons and stratospheric payloads next year as officials look to exploit the transition between air and space domains.

The U.S. Army prepares to release an RFP for a VSTOL-capable replacement to the MQ-1C Gray Eagle that emphasizes a broader uncrewed architecture over a single airframe.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Matthieu Louvot says the U.S. Army's decision to adopt the Robinson R66 trainer does not signal a broader shift away from twin-engine military training helicopters.

Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman warns that a phaseout of U.S. military aid to Israel after 2028 could weaken defense industry ties between both countries.

The Army details its upgrade road map for the AeroVironment E-HEL laser, including a decision on a new version by fiscal 2031.

The U.S. Army announces a new autonomous warfare command and orders the creation of autonomous units as industry floods AUSA with drones and robotic systems.

Lockheed Martin and Avio announce an agreement to produce solid rocket motors for the U.S. Army's ER GMLRS and PrSM long-range munitions.

The U.S. Army recently stress-tested the use of Amazon’s nascent proliferated communications network to provide high-speed connectivity to soldiers in the field.

The Week Ahead in Washington

U.S. Army and AeroVironment officials will re-open the supply chain for components and subsystems within the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program to competition.