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Mar 30, 2021
In Southeast Asia, several nations want new aircraft to keep watch over the South China Sea.
Mar 29, 2021
One of the bidders in the F-15EX propulsion competition thinks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to buy 144 aircraft is only the beginning.
Mar 29, 2021
Tempest was one of the winners in the UK government’s Integrated Review securing £1.2 billion for technology development.
Mar 25, 2021
MDA awards NGI contracts; Priorities for incoming Indo-PACOM chief; U.S. budget scuffling and UK’s defense procurement reforms.
Mar 24, 2021
The European Space Agency and national agencies are supporting startups in their bid to offer a new kind of launch services.

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Jul 18, 2022
The UK is to build a demonstrator to support the development of its Tempest crewed combat aircraft.
Jul 18, 2022
The delivery of the first VC-25B, a converted used Boeing 747-800, was previously expected in 2024.
Jul 18, 2022
Sweden’s NH90 helicopter fleet are “not delivering” on a critical mission and an ongoing review will decide whether to dispose of them by November.
Jul 18, 2022
Proposals to increase the size of the Swedish Air Force come as Sweden has committed to spend 2% of GDP on defense ahead of its entry into NATO.
Jul 17, 2022
Boeing’s model of bidding low and taking on fixed-price contracts has meant cost overruns and schedule delays.
Jul 16, 2022
Ascent is looking to to shorten the training pipeline.
Jul 15, 2022
Australia plans to announce which nuclear-powered submarine it will choose in the first quarter of 2023, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says.
Jul 15, 2022
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said trials had demonstrated “enormous operational potential to confuse and overwhelm and adversary air defenses.”