Aviation

Petrel’s hybrid drone drops armed FPVs during test at Fort Polk

A startup's drone just deployed armed FPVs from the air during a live-fire exercise of the 101st...

Scout AI raises $100M to build AI brain for unmanned warfare

A Silicon Valley AI startup just raised $100 million to build what it describes as the artificial...

Cardboard drones are now part of Japan’s military arsenal

Japan's Defense Minister met with the team behind one of the country's more unconventional defense startups —...

Spain unveils plan to replace F-5 jets with SAETA II trainer

Spain unveiled the industrial blueprint for its next generation of fighter pilot training on April 28, 2026,...

Ukraine reveals what’s inside Russia’s newest cruise missile

Ukraine's military intelligence directorate has published a detailed technical breakdown of a previously obscure Russian cruise missile...

Israel’s Elbit Systems opens drone factory in Romania

Elbit Systems inaugurated a new unmanned aerial systems production facility in Chitila, Romania on April 27, 2026...

US startup’s football-sized drone draws NATO interest

A California defense startup brought its football-sized throw-and-fly drone to a NATO base in Romania and walked...

Russian military helicopter shot down in Mali

A Russian military helicopter went down near Wabaria in the Gao region of Mali on April 25,...

Ukraine’s top drone commander calls out warhead quality problems

The commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces publicly accused domestic warhead manufacturers of delivering substandard products that...

Boeing’s defense arm surges while company stays unprofitable

Boeing reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $22.2 billion on April 22 — a 14 percent jump from...

Senators push 200 new F-15EX fighter jets in bipartisan bill

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a sweeping three-bill legislative package on April 22, 2026, aimed...

Pentagon orders three new F-35 test jets

Lockheed Martin has secured a $177.5 million contract modification to design and build three new F-35 flight...

Destinus tests new version of its long-range cruise missile system

European defense company Destinus has completed a flight test of its Ruta Block 2 precision deep-strike system,...

An-28 armed with interceptor drones goes hunting for Russian Shaheds

Ukraine has converted an Antonov An-28 light turboprop aircraft into an airborne drone interceptor platform, arming it...

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...
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