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17 July

Air

Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: Complete Guide to the Turboprop That Redefined Light Attack

Built to be simple, priced to be affordable, and tough enough for combat — the Super Tucano proves that light attack aircraft don't need to be complicated to be effective.

17 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Asylon to Advance Autonomous Aircraft Inspections for US Air Force

Asylon has secured a contract to further develop and demonstrate an autonomous aircraft inspection system.

17 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

The Missile Poised to Replace the Stinger Just Proved Itself

RTX’s Raytheon has brought the Stinger’s successor one step closer to reality, successfully demonstrating its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor in a milestone test against simulated aerial threats.

17 July

Middle East

Syrian partner soldiers practice squad-level movement tactics in Syria, April 15, 2025. The training focused on individual and squad-level tactics to improve coordination, strengthen interoperability and build partner capacity in complex operational environments. This effort is part of the Coalition’s ongoing commitment to empowering Syrian partner forces to maintain regional stability and counter shared security threats. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Fred Brown)

Giulia Bernacchi

Syria Centralizes Military Education With New Defense University

Syria has established a new National University for Defense Sciences, a centralized institution for higher military education.

17 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Israeli Startup Wants to Stop Entire Drone Swarms, Not One Drone at a Time

An Israeli startup is taking a clean-sheet approach to countering drone swarms, designing a next-gen air defense system purpose-built to defeat large-scale attacks.

17 July

Space

Giulia Bernacchi

York Space Readies 21 Satellites for US Space Development Agency Launch

York Space Systems completed a second batch of 21 satellites for the US Space Development Agency's low Earth orbit communications network.

17 July

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

PAL Aerospace Joins Canada’s Future Aircrew Training Program

PAL Aerospace has reached an agreement with SkyAlyne to provide aircraft modification for Canada's CT-142Q Citadel aircraft.

17 July

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Germany’s First Quadriga Eurofighter Takes Maiden Flight

The German Air Force’s first Tranche 4 Eurofighter EF-2000 aircraft under Project Quadriga has completed its maiden flight.

17 July

Americas

Artist rendition of one of Kratos' hypersonic efforts.

Jodesz Gavilan

Kratos Lands $400M for US Hypersonic, National Security Programs

The US Department of Defense has awarded approximately $400 million to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to support hypersonic and other national security programs.

17 July

Air