Defense

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Roketsan
Jun 12, 2019 - 8:00 AM
Despite challenges from the U.S. and Russia, Turkey had promised to partner with any nation of its choosing.
SnapShot
Jun 12, 2019 - 7:15 AM
Start-up company FlareBright says its SnapShot UAV needs no pilot or training and can operate in GPS- or radio-denied environments.
The Patriot missile system
Jun 12, 2019 - 5:00 AM
The ballistic missile threat is driving new developments.
MiG-35
Jun 11, 2019 - 7:49 AM
Russia is close to ordering a significant batch of the latest "Fulcrum" variant.
F-15
Jun 10, 2019 - 9:53 AM
The two industrial giants are to create Raytheon Technologies, potentially the world's No. 2 defense/aerospace company.
An-32
Jun 10, 2019 - 7:25 AM
Three An-32s have been lost in recent years in unknown circumstances
Jun 10, 2019 - 6:50 AM
A prototype or full-scale mockup of the Russian navy's new Ka-65 shipborne helicopter is in assembly.
L-159T2
Jun 5, 2019 - 11:17 AM
Aero Vodochody has delivered three L-159T2 light attack/trainers to the Czech air force.
T-Heron in flight
Jun 5, 2019 - 6:32 AM
IAI has revealed its new T-Heron UAV, which bridges the gap between the company’s larger family of systems and its smaller, lower-cost tactical UAVs.
T901 engine
Jun 5, 2019 - 6:22 AM
As GE Aviation readies development of its T901 ITEP turboshaft engine, competitor ATEC is lobbying Congress to award dual EMD contracts.