Ukraine war

The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,

The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.

It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.

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Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.

Elbit Systems has announced a $50 million contract from an unspecified international customer for its new Red Sky very short-range air defense system.

Switzerland has made a request for information to industry on medium-range air defense systems to fill a capability gap.

Italy has joined the effort to supply long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed.

The Pentagon on April 26 announced a major $6 billion list of new-build equipment bound for Ukraine,

L3Harris (LHX) posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter.

The industry is in a different place than during the Cold War and has a major war at its backdoor.

The Pentagon is surging a major $1 billion tranche of aid to Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces have claimed the downing a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, which crashed after a missile strike against the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

The American military engages targets first with the longest-range interceptor available—the most effective, but also the most costly, a Pentagon official says.

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu says France could take over production facilities, if needed.

British lawmakers are challenging the government to increase defense spending, but the issue does not appear to be a public priority.

Spending on defense has increased at an average rate of 5.4% in real terms in the three years since 2021.

The U.S. military wants terminals to connect with multiple satellite constellations.

NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.

North Macedonia’s government has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo to purchase a fleet of new transport helicopters for the country’s military.

France will send newly developed loitering munitions to Ukraine for its war with Russia, Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has announced.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

Ukraine appears to have turned to converted ultralight aircraft to act as long-range one-way attack drones in a bid to extend its reach in Russia.

The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.