Qatar 747 emerges in Trump Air Force One livery ahead of planned public debut
The Boeing 747-8 gifted to the United States by Qatar has emerged from its paint shop wearing President…
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Spanish industry forms up behind Airbus-led Team Gen 6
Eight German aerospace and defense companies signed the Team Gen 6 strategic positioning paper at the ILA Berlin…
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…
Bell cuts 285 jobs as MV-75 Cheyenne II program shifts toward production
Bell Textron is cutting 285 jobs across facilities in Texas and Kansas as the company adjusts staffing tied…
Quantum Systems unveils PULSE P19 turboprop drone hunter
Quantum Systems unveiled the PULSE P19, a turboprop multi-mission aircraft designed for both crewed and uncrewed operations and…
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,…
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…
RAAF C-27J Spartan deploys to Cook Islands for Pacific surveillance mission
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-27J Spartan conducted aerial surveillance missions over waters near the Cook Islands…
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,…
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…
The logistics of keeping Australia’s eight C-17A Globemasters in the air
Australia’s fleet of eight Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft is the backbone of the country’s strategic airlift capability. …
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…
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…
Safran invests €120M to triple output of GPS-independent navigation sensors
French multinational aerospace, defense, and security corporation Safran has unveiled plans to invest €120 million into the expansion…
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),…