Airbus, Alta Ares team to integrate European counter-drone systems
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alta Ares, a French defense technology company…
French startup Alta Ares raises €50 million for AI-guided drone interceptors
French defense technology startup Alta Ares has raised €50 million to expand production of its AI-guided interceptor drones,…
France orders multi-layer ASTER/MICA VL version of SAMP/T NG air defense
France has ordered the development of a multi-layer version of the SAMP/T NG air defense system that will…
US Air Force says KC-46 vision system is fixed, production rollout in 2028
The US Air Force believes the most persistent defect of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus has finally been resolved,…
US Navy surface drone rescues downed Apache crew off Oman in apparent first
Two US Army crew members were rescued after their AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down off the coast…
German industry readies Team Gen 6 fighter plan after FCAS collapse
Eight German aerospace and defense companies are preparing to launch a new industrial alliance to support the development…
Safran to invest nearly €50M in new German defense equipment facility
Safran Electronics & Defense will invest nearly €50 million ($57 million) in a new defense equipment facility in Ludwigsburg, Germany,…
ICEYE raises €1B to expand sovereign space intelligence business
Finnish satellite company ICEYE has announced a Series F funding round exceeding €1 billion ($1.2 billion), as demand…
Pentagon adds Cirrus Aircraft to list of Chinese military companies
The US Department of Defense has added Cirrus Design Corporation, the Duluth, Minnesota-based aircraft manufacturer that does business…
Germany, France abandon joint FCAS fighter after industry deadlock
Germany has formally ended the joint manned fighter component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, with…
Thales UK RapidDestroyer radio frequency weapon defeats 80 drones in new trial
Thales UK has carried out a new round of trials of RapidDestroyer, a radio frequency directed energy weapon designed…
Airbus unveils U145 uncrewed helicopter based on H145
Airbus Helicopters has introduced the U145, an uncrewed variant of its H145 light twin, presenting a full-scale mock-up…
French Rafale fighter shoots down drone over Latvia in NATO mission
NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on June 8, 2026, after…
France fires MICA NG missile from Rafale at supersonic speed
In a step towards qualifying the MICA NG air-to-air missile, France has carried out the first firing of the next-generation weapon from a Dassault…
Leonardo orders jump 31% as fighters, AW149 lift Q1 2026 results
Italian aerospace and defense group Leonardo has reported a 31% year-over-year jump in first-quarter 2026 new orders to €9 billion (about $10.6 billion),…
US Marines retire AV-8B Harrier as Spain takes five jets for spares
The US Marine Corps flew its final AV-8B Harrier II on June 3, 2026, concluding more than four decades of…
Poland tightens eastern border airspace after Russian drone breaches
Poland’s air navigation agency, PANSA, will impose a new restricted airspace zone along the country’s eastern border from…
Sweden says Brazil could order 20 more Gripen fighters
Brazil could place a follow-on order for around 20 additional Saab Gripen fighters, Sweden indicated on June 4,…