Military Tech

Pratt & Whitney XA103 Engine Promotional Video Shows Canard-Equipped NGAD Rendering

A new promotional video released by RTX, parent company of engine builder Pratt & Whitney, to support their bid to supply engines for the...

Fears Of Disaster Brewing For Ukraine As U.S. Halts Weapons Shipments Over Stockpile Concerns

Ukrainian officials say that despite media reports that the Trump administration is halting the delivery of critical air defense interceptors and other munitions, at...

China unveils mosquito-sized microdrone for battlefield reconnaissance

China has developed a mosquito-sized drone capable of performing battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance missions, adding to its expanding portfolio of military micro-robotics. Researchers at...

First Test Fire of the MICA NG Air-to-Air Missile

The French defense procurement agency DGA (Directorate General of Armaments) announced the first live-fire trial of the MICA NG air-to-air missile on Jun. 19,...

US Navy achieves world-first UUV launch and retrieval from nuclear sub

The US Navy has tidied up after itself by, for the first time, launching and recovering a Yellow Moray Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) through...

Eying a Starlink alternative, France to boost Eutelsat stake

PARIS — France will participate in a capital increase by satellite operator Eutelsat to the tune of €717 million (US$826 million) to help the...

New Stealth UCAS Set to Fly Alongside Rafale F5 Debuts at Paris Airshow

A large mockup of the new UCAS, expected to enter service early in the next decade, was present at this year’s Paris Airshow as...

AI-Powered MQ-20 Avenger Achieves First Simulated Air-to-Air Kill

A “first-of-its-kind” test of a General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger using Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software program, conducted on Jun. 11, 2025,...

GA-ASI Announces New PELE Small UAS for International Customers

SAN DIEGO – 15 June 2025 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in unmanned aircraft from the iconic Predator® to...

Chinese sats appear to be attempting first-ever on-orbit refueling, sat tracking firms say

WASHINGTON — A Chinese satellite designed for refueling missions has been dancing awfully close to another Chinese bird in orbit, raising the possibility Beijing...

KNDS’ Mataris loitering munitions finding contracts from French government

PARIS AIR SHOW — The French military has bought a set of new Mataris loitering munitions from defense firm KNDS as the government seeks...

GE pushes for faster fielding of Army’s ITEP, Air Force’s NGAP engines

EVENDALE, Ohio — GE is pushing to accelerate two key aircraft engine programs for the Pentagon, one in the hopes of salvaging a major...

GA-ASI Moves Into Ground Testing of New YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to move into the ground testing phase of development on the YFQ-42A production-representative test vehicle for...

Turkish Aerospace eyes full development of local Kaan fighter jet engine by 2032

PARIS AIR SHOW — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is building momentum on development of a domestically produced engine for the Kaan fifth-generation fighter jet,...

Paris Air Show 2025: MBDA mass effector meets French artillery requirement

Europe’s complex weapons builder MBDA is showcasing a new long-range one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) – a self-funded project – at the Paris...

Germany asking US for Europe troop withdrawal ‘roadmap’ – FT

Some NATO members are concerned that Berlin’s requests for clarity could prompt Trump to pull American forces out German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has repeatedly...