NCIA completes strategic upgrade of Estonia’s air command system to boost NATO air policing role
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has completed a key upgrade to Estonia’s Air Command and Control (AirC2) system.
Boeing secures $2.7 billion in multiyear contracts to deliver over 3,000 PAC-3 missile seekers
Boeing has been awarded multiyear contracts totalling approximately $2.7 billion to produce more than 3,000 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) seekers through 2030.
Saab and FMV extend contract for future fighter studies in strategic step towards post-2040 air power
Saab has signed an extended contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to continue development under the Vägval stridsflyg programme, focused on shaping Sweden’s future air combat capability beyond 2040.
Airbus consolidates tactical drone portfolio under helicopters division to streamline UAS offering
Airbus has consolidated its small and medium tactical uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) into a unified portfolio managed by its Airbus Helicopters division.
IAI and AEVEX debut OmniRaider VTOL UAS at AUSA 2025, offering multi-payload tactical flexibility
IAI, alongside its subsidiary BlueBird Aero Systems and U.S. partner AEVEX Aerospace, is unveiling the OmniRaider — a next-generation Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System — this week at AUSA 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Finland: Patria completes F-35 engine facility in Nokia, marking milestone in defence cooperation
The new assembly and maintenance facility for F-35 fighter jet engines in Linnavuori, Nokia, Finland, has been completed on schedule and officially handed over to Patria.
Boeing and Leonardo partner to compete for U.S. Army Flight School next training contract
Boeing and Leonardo have announced a partnership to compete for the U.S. Army's Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) training contract.
NATO begins Steadfast Noon 2025 nuclear exercise across four countries and North Sea airspace
NATO’s Allied Command Operations launched its annual nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon 2025, on Monday, 13 October, involving activities in four nations and the airspace over the North Sea.
U.S. Army contracts GA-ASI to equip Gray Eagle UAS with new open-architecture EW capability
The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics a contract to integrate a CMOSS-compliant open-architecture Electronic Warfare (EW) system into the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System.
First three Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrive in Belgium
Three F-35 fighter jets ordered by Belgium arrived at Florennes Air Base on Monday, with a fourth delayed due to “technical uncertainty regarding its airworthiness,” according to the Ministry of Defence.
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Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unveils U-Hawk: an autonomous utility UAS built from Black Hawk [VIDEO]
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has unveiled the S-70UAS U-Hawk, an autonomous unmanned aircraft system converted from a UH-60L Black Hawk, offering 25% more cargo space than the original model.
IAI unveils new generation multi-layered defence system against drone swarms at AUSA 2025
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new generation of its Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Swarm solution at AUSA 2025.