Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

14 May

An artist's rendition of Leidos' new Low-Cost Containerized Munitions.

US Military Expands Strike Capacity With 3,000 Leidos LCCM Missiles

The US Department of Defense has moved to procure 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise missiles from Leidos as part of a broader effort to expand mass-produced strike capacity.

13 May

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment to Install Data Receivers on Pentagon’s SkyRange Hypersonic Test Fleet

AeroVironment has secured a $43-million contract to install phased array receivers on the US Department of Defense’s SkyRange platforms.

13 May

Inder Singh Bisht

India Trials Indigenous Glide Bomb Kit for Precision Air Strikes

India has conducted the maiden trial of a range-extension kit designed to convert unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions.

13 May

Christine Casimiro

US Air Force, Boeing Agree on Plan to Boost KC-46 Tanker Readiness

The US Air Force and Boeing have agreed on a plan to improve the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s mission readiness following years of reliability and availability challenges.

13 May

Jodesz Gavilan

US Army Taps Teledyne’s Rogue 1 for LASSO Loitering Munition Program

The US Army has selected Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Rogue 1 loitering munition system for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.

13 May

Jodesz Gavilan

Leidos to Scale US Army Hypersonic Programs Under $2.7B Contract

The US Army has awarded Leidos a $2.7-billion contract to move key hypersonic weapons programs from development into production.

12 May

Rojoef Manuel

European Defence Agency Launches Kamikaze Drone Challenge

The European Defence Agency has launched a competition to test next-generation single-use unmanned aerial systems in realistic combat conditions as European militaries push to expand drone warfare capabilities.

12 May

Cadets of the University of Guam’s U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps view a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system assigned to Task Force Talon as part of leader development partnership at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Army Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Wins $407M Contract to Boost Guam’s Missile Defense System

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a $407-million contract modification to continue the development of the primary missile defense system in Guam.

12 May

XA103 engine for the US Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program

Rojoef Manuel

Pratt & Whitney, GE Pass Engine Assembly Review for NGAP Program

RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace have completed assembly readiness reviews for their adaptive cycle engines under the US Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program.

12 May