Lockheed Martin Skunk Works completes 27 AI-controlled fighter intercepts using live sensor data aboard X-62 test aircraft
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School completed 27 AI-controlled fighter intercepts during eight X-62 flights.
Saab advances flight testing of MQ-9B airborne early warning system and prepares for contract discussions with prospective customers
Saab is flight-testing an unmanned airborne early warning system built around the MQ-9B platform.
U.S. Air Force and RAF JTACs strengthen close air support coordination during bilateral training at Moody Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force and U.K. joint terminal attack controllers trained together at Moody Air Force Base to improve close air support coordination.
Rolls-Royce says UK’s £9 billion GCAP commitment gives the company greater funding visibility for the programme through 2030
Rolls-Royce expects the UK government’s £9 billion multi-year commitment to the Global Combat Air Programme to provide greater visibility over funding through 2030.
RTX pushes longer-range StormBreaker toward flight testing after advancing the air-launched weapon from concept in under 12 months
The new variant combines Raytheon’s weapons technology with a modified TJ-150 engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney.
NH90 Block 1 begins flight testing with Link 22, upgraded sensors and enhanced anti-submarine warfare capabilities for NATO fleets
NHIndustries and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency have completed the first flight of the NH90 in its Software Release 3 configuration.
Saab plans to triple GlobalEye output as NATO and Canada selections reshape the market for airborne surveillance aircraft
Saab plans to triple annual production of its GlobalEye surveillance aircraft by around 2030 as selections by NATO and Canada strengthen the programme’s international pipeline.
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors test rapid combat deployment at Kadena Air Base during major Indo-Pacific readiness exercise
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to Kadena Air Base launched on August 3 during readiness exercise BB26-1.
BAE Systems CEO says GCAP is progressing on schedule, with Canada joining as observer and the window for new partners narrowing
BAE Systems Chief Executive Charles Woodburn said the Global Combat Air Programme is advancing at pace, with Canada joining the project as an observer.
U.S. Air Force B-52 modernization slips more than three years as engine costs rise 38% and radar fielding moves to 2030
The U.S. Air Force’s $21 billion B-52 modernization effort faces rising costs and delays exceeding three years.
Airbus Defence and Space revenue rises to €9.3 billion as A330 MRTT sales reach 91 and military aircraft deliveries advance
Airbus Defence and Space generated €9.3 billion in revenue during the first half of 2026, up from €5.1 billion a year earlier.
U.S. Army demonstrates Black Hawk air-launched effects and long-range precision munition at Project Convergence Capstone 6
The U.S. Army demonstrated an H-60M Black Hawk launching and controlling multiple air-launched effects during Project Convergence Capstone 6 in July.