Military & Defense
Airbus’s U145 autonomous helicopter takes off without a cockpit, marking the first flight of an “air taxi” without a human pilot on board
The United States used almost everything short of nuclear weapons against Iran, and the target was an underground network built to survive war
The U.S. Coast Guard put 33-ft. surveillance drones on the Great Lakes, and privacy fears followed them into the water
Leonardo flew the AW249 Fenice in public for the first time, putting Italy’s answer to the Apache into Europe’s attack-helicopter race
FBI puts drones under pressure, and the issue is no longer the gadget but who controls the sky above cities
Goodbye to harmless drone flights: FCC shows how small aircraft can turn city airspace into a legal and security fight
Brazil’s Gripen bet is growing again, and Saab’s fighter could become the aircraft that keeps Sweden inside Latin America’s airpower race
Goodbye to the Harrier: the US Navy retires its vertical-takeoff fighter, and a whole era of close airpower closes with it
The Khidr armored vehicle is not just another troop carrier, and its multi-role platform shows how modern ground warfare is changing
Argentina could build submarines with a partner almost no one expected, and the alliance says more about power than shipyards
A French report puts China’s new fighter under the spotlight, and the fifth-generation race is no longer only an American story
Two French Rafales intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltics, and the mission shows how quickly NATO’s warning line is moving
For the first time, a woman completes Sayeret Matkal’s training track, and Israel’s most secretive unit faces a historic shift
Finnish F/A-18 Hornets escort an Embraer carrying ice champions, and the flight turns sports glory into an airpower image
Brazil may add 20 more Gripen fighters after rejecting the Rafale, and Sweden’s bet on Latin America is suddenly growing
The United States is putting more than $1 billion into a new Latin American military base, and the map of naval power starts to move










