A long-endurance surveillance drone built by Maryland-based Platform Aerospace was spotted taking off from a Jordanian air base used by U.S. forces on September 13, 2026, according to flight-tracking data shared by an open-source intelligence account. The MenchOsint described it as the first known sighting of the aircraft, known as Vanilla, operating from Jordan. The […]

BlackSky Technology said it has been named the exclusive provider of very-high-resolution optical satellites for what organizers call the world’s first AI-enabled satellite constellation, a $1 billion initiative unveiled September 9, 2026, at the first International Space Summit in Paris. The initial constellation will include 50 satellites carrying radar, optical and other sensors, built to […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with Croatia’s Ministry of Defence on September 10, 2026, to supply 18 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher systems, the company’s first defense deal with Croatia. The contract is worth 411.8 million euros (roughly $478 million). The signing ceremony took place at the Office of the Prime Minister in […]

Poseidon Aerospace, a startup building unmanned cargo aircraft, has raised $60 million in a Series A funding round for defense and commercial logistics work, the company announced. TQ Ventures led the round, with participation from JAWS, G Squared, Hanwha Asset Management USA, Starship Ventures, Drover Ventures, Draper Associates and other investors. The company said the […]

Sierra Space has signed contracts with undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads aboard the first mission of its Dream Chaser spaceplane, the company announced, adding new passengers to a debut flight that has already been delayed for years. Dream Chaser is a reusable, uncrewed spacecraft designed to land on a runway like […]

JP Aerospace, a volunteer-run organization that has spent decades pursuing an unconventional path to orbit using airships instead of rockets, has released still images from an upcoming concept video showing a vehicle it calls Hazel being launched from a high-altitude airship called SuperTandem. The images, shared by JP Aerospace president John Powell, show an animated […]

Croatia’s government is set to approve the purchase of 18 South Korean K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers for €435.2 million ($506 million), excluding tax, at a cabinet session Friday, Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List reported. The deal would be Croatia’s largest weapons purchase since its 1990s war for independence, apart from its earlier order of Rafale […]

Two companies say they’ve shown a way for U.S. military vehicles to stay connected and know their exact location even when GPS is completely jammed, a problem that has become a growing concern for the Pentagon as adversaries develop more powerful signal-jamming technology. NAVSYS Corporation and ALL.SPACE tested the combined system during Arcane Thunder, a […]

South Korea’s Navy has selected GE Aerospace to supply gas turbine engines for its next-generation KDDX destroyer program, with GE Marine set to deliver 12 LM2500+G4 engines to power six ships, the company said. Each destroyer will carry two LM2500+G4 engines, integrated into a full electric propulsion configuration. GE Aerospace said the setup is intended […]

Manufacturing company Quickparts announced a nearly $6 million investment in its Seattle Aerospace & Defense Center of Excellence, adding 12 Stratasys NEO 3D printing systems across its facilities in the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, the company said Tuesday. The deployment is the company’s second major capacity investment in 18 months, following […]

Leonardo DRS has won an Other Transaction Agreement contract from the U.S. Space Force to further develop sensor technology intended to support space superiority and space control missions, the company said Tuesday. Under the award, Leonardo DRS will continue developing sensor technology designed to detect, identify, track and target fast-moving threats in challenging conditions. The […]

Ukrainian drone maker Buntar Aerospace raised $10.4 million in funding from Axon Enterprise and Munkene AS, placing the round among the six largest disclosed funding rounds in Ukraine this year, according to venture capital firm Defence Builder, citing data from Vestbee. The full list, in order of size: language-learning platform Preply at $150 million, UFORCE […]