The Pentagon plans to field hundreds of thousands of one-way attack systems this year, followed by millions in coming years, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said at AUSA 2026.
Saab has received a SEK 1.3 billion order to develop a new flight control computer for Gripen fighter aircraft.
Lockheed Martin plans to create 6,000 jobs across the United States, including 2,000 in Texas, as it expands munitions production.
Israel has signed an agreement with the Pentagon to buy 12 Boeing Apache Echo attack helicopters for the Israel Defense Forces.
The U.S. Air Force is upgrading its X-62 VISTA research aircraft to accommodate more demanding combat-autonomy tests.
Israel Aerospace Industries has received two Lockheed Martin Aeronautics supplier awards for its 2025 work on F-35 and F-16 aircraft structures.
RENK Group and KNDS Deutschland have expanded a Leopard 2 transmission order by around €130 million, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 to 2032.
Two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters have conducted landing and takeoff trials aboard John F. Kennedy in the Atlantic.
The U.S. Army has received its first VAMPIRE counter-drone systems from L3Harris Technologies, with initial deliveries arriving within two months of the order.
Honeywell Aerospace has doubled the supply of a critical Abrams tank engine component by adding an internal manufacturing source.
Oshkosh Defense has begun building the first Kaaiman patrol vehicle prototype for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
Northrop Grumman will build two prototypes of a more protected, mobile command workspace for the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System under a $21 million contract.
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