Aviation

AEVEX Corp. secured a $50 million contract from the United States Air Force on June 30, 2026, to continue expanding unmanned mission-support capabilities for...

U.S. Air Force spends $471M to fix tanker parts supply problem

The U.S. Air Force awarded a combined $471 million in contracts to 28 different companies on a...

L3Harris wins $614M deal to keep elite aircraft safe from missiles

When a U.S. Special Operations helicopter or tiltrotor flies into hostile territory and an enemy radar locks...

GuideTech wins $2.3M deal for tech inside a new drone-killer

Palladyne AI's subsidiary GuideTech secured a $2.3 million contract with an unnamed defense prime contractor to supply...

Poland and Turkey’s drone swarm system passes key precision test

A Polish-Turkish unmanned aircraft system demonstrated approximately one-meter accuracy striking a ground target during live field trials,...

Ukraine says Japanese parts are in 90% of Russia’s missiles and drones

Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Denys Brasheuk told Kyodo News in an exclusive interview that Japanese-manufactured components have been...

Estonia tested a spy drone that hunts enemy electronics

Estonian soldiers successfully tested a signals intelligence system mounted on a lightweight FPV racing drone during Exercise...

South Korea’s bunker-busting cruise missile passes first flight test

South Korea successfully completed a technical flight test of its domestically developed long-range air-to-ground missile Cheonryong on...

Seoul protests China-Russia aircraft entering its air defense zone

South Korean Air Force fighters scrambled on June 27, 2026, after nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military...

U.S. Air Force wants a new infrared sensor for its F-15 jets

The U.S. Air Force is looking for industry solutions to upgrade one of the most tactically valuable...

Ukraine loses two MiG-29 fighters in less than 24 hours

Russian media published footage of a Geran-4 kamikaze drone striking a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 as the...

B-21 Raider’s home at Ellsworth gets $44M shelter contract

With the first operational B-21 Raiders scheduled to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027, the...

Ukraine strikes Russia’s Iskander launch vehicle maker in Volgograd

Thick smoke was still rising over Volgograd's Krasnooktyabrsky District on the morning of June 27 when open-source...

US Air Force spends $95M to learn exactly how lasers destroy targets

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract worth up to $95 million to study how laser...

Raytheon secures $1.1B deal for AIM-9X missile production

Raytheon has secured a $1.1 billion contract modification to produce nearly 2,000 AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for...

Spain’s BANDIT-X drone interceptor passes tests in Slovakia

A Spanish defense firm has completed live flight testing of its BANDIT-X drone interceptor before military operators...

Lithuania develops new autonomous interceptor to kill kamikaze drones

A Lithuanian drone company has unveiled a purpose-built interceptor designed to destroy Shahed-class attack drones in flight,...

Zone 5 wins $12M to scale up Rusty Dagger missile production

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $12 million contract to Zone 5 Technologies to advance manufacturing...

Ukraine’s new cheap recon drone flies 150 km deep into enemy lines

A Ukrainian defense firm has developed a hand-launched reconnaissance drone capable of flying 150 km (93 miles)...
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