Aviation

Lockheed Martin wins Peru F-16 deal amid full-blown political crisis

Peru selected the F-16 Block 70 fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin, signing a technical agreement on...

Israel hands Elbit $200 million to restock after Iran air war

Israel's air war against Iran is generating serious money for the country's defense industry. Elbit Systems announced...

Netherlands buys 530 Hellfire missiles in $200 million deal

The U.S. Department of State approved a $200 million Foreign Military Sale to the Dutch government covering...

Lithuania joins U.S. and Poland in buying Merops interceptor drones

Lithuania's Ministry of National Defense announced Wednesday that it is acquiring the Merops AS-3 Surveyor counter-drone system...

Sion Power introduces Licerion Echo battery for long-endurance ISR drones

Sion Power has introduced two lithium-metal battery cells built for unmanned military systems, aiming to extend flight...

Australia commits $7B to counter-drone defense

The Australian government announced Tuesday it will allocate up to $7 billion for counter-drone capabilities within the...

Kratos completes first flights of J85-powered Firejet drone

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed the initial flight series of a new J85 engine-powered variant...

U.S. intelligence agency launches biodegradable drone research

The core technical problem IARPA is trying to solve is straightforward in concept but formidable in execution:...

U.S. Air Force looks to buy Black Widow drone for F-35 targeting link

The U.S. Air Force has issued a Sources Sought notice for TEAL Drones' Black Widow small unmanned...

U.S. Air Force extends A-10 Warthog service to 2030

The United States Air Force will keep the A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the “Warthog,” in service...

Swedish Air Force intercepts Russian Tu-22M3 bombers over Baltic Sea

Swedish fighter jets were scrambled Monday to intercept two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers flying over the Baltic...

Echodyne joins $490M U.S. Air Force counter-drone program

Kirkland-based Echodyne announced Monday at the Counter UAS Technology Europe 2026 conference in London that its EchoShield...

Ukraine firm tests 2,000 km drone intercept control system

Ukrainian drone developer Wild Hornets has announced the serial deployment of its Hornet Vision Ctrl remote control...

Russia deploys Lys-2 counter-drone system along front lines

Russia has begun fielding the Lys-2, also known as the Fox-2, along active front-line positions in Ukraine,...

Norway scrambles F-35s to intercept Russian patrol aircraft

A Norwegian passenger jet from the airline Norwegian was placed in a holding pattern on the evening...

Spanish Army tests Destinus interceptor container launch system

King Felipe VI of Spain visited the Spanish Army's Third Tactical Experimentation Campaign — known as TEC...

Northrop Grumman runs YFQ-48A ‘fighter drone’ engine for first time

Northrop Grumman announced Friday that its YFQ-48A Talon Blue autonomous combat aircraft completed its first engine run,...

Russia bolsters Air Force with new Su-35S batch

Russia's state defense conglomerate Rostec announced that the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered another batch of...
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