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AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo, known for drone swarm tech, for $4B

AeroVironment, a leading drone manufacturer, announced Tuesday its plans to acquire BlueHalo, well-known for its drone swarm and counter-drone technology, for roughly $4.1 billion through an all-stock transaction. “The acquisition of BlueHalo will create a diversified Defense Tech company with a highly complementary and differentiated portfolio of solutions in Uncrewed Systems, short and long range […]

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Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for first time

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. The use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, came as Russian President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for using nuclear weapons, opening

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France, Germany, UK, US make Norway’s billion-dollar frigate shortlist

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PARIS — Norway has narrowed the choice of possible partner countries for its future frigate program to France, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S., and plans to start talks with those countries’ governments about setting up a strategic partnership. The program to buy at least five and possibly six frigates will represent Norway’s biggest defense

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Italian defense-spending rise may underwhelm new US leader

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ROME — Italy’s defense spending is rising at a steady rate but is unlikely to be fast enough for Donald Trump. With weeks to go before Trump returns to the White House, Rome remains one of the dwindling number of NATO members who have not hit the target they set themselves a decade ago of

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Pentagon announces hypersonic testing pact with UK, Australia

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The Pentagon on Monday announced a new hypersonic testing partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom, an agreement focused on improving facilities and information sharing across the three countries. The partnership — dubbed the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation project, or HyFliTE — will include up to six trilateral flight test campaigns set to occur

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Second Trump presidency could mean harder line with defense industry

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The return of President Trump as commander-in-chief could mean more hardball negotiations with defense contractors. But Trump’s focus on cost cutting and potential insistence on hard deals may run into resistance from an industry that has grown wary of the kind of contracts that put them at greater risk — particularly aerospace firms developing expensive

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Last American soldier to leave Afghanistan to command US Army Europe

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A career special operations veteran who was featured in a hazy green, night vision photo as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan has been nominated to pin a fourth star and lead the U.S. Army in Europe. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue’s name was on a list of Pentagon-recommended general officer nominations released Nov. 15.

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US allows Ukraine to fire deeper into Russia ahead of Kursk battle

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MANILA, Philippines — After months of debate, the U.S. will allow Ukraine to fire long-range American weapons into Russia. President Joe Biden recently gave permission to use the Army Tactical Missile System, with a 180-mile range. Ukraine has sought such authority since the Biden administration first allowed Kyiv to fire American-provided weapons into Russia this

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Air Force buying more drone wingmen to develop operational tactics

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The Air Force is buying more drone wingmen known as collaborative combat aircraft to experiment with, the service’s acquisition chief said Wednesday. Andrew Hunter, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, said at Defense One’s State of Defense Business forum that he recently approved the purchase of more CCAs for

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Space Force targeting more affordable GPS satellites

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The Space Force wants its next fleet of GPS satellites to be smaller, cheaper and more resilient — and it’s looking to a mix of commercial and defense firms to help design those spacecraft. Four companies — Sierra Space, L3Harris, Astranis and Axient, which was recently acquired by Astrion — won study contracts in late

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AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo, known for drone swarm tech, for $4B

Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for first time

France, Germany, UK, US make Norway’s billion-dollar frigate shortlist

Italian defense-spending rise may underwhelm new US leader

Pentagon announces hypersonic testing pact with UK, Australia

Second Trump presidency could mean harder line with defense industry

Last American soldier to leave Afghanistan to command US Army Europe

US allows Ukraine to fire deeper into Russia ahead of Kursk battle

Air Force buying more drone wingmen to develop operational tactics

Space Force targeting more affordable GPS satellites

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