UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat completes first US airspace flights at Point Mugu Sea Range

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have logged the MQ-28 “Ghost Bat” program’s first flights outside Australia, completing three autonomous tactical jet flights at the Point Mugu Sea Range in California. The MQ-28A Ghost Bat used US Naval Base Ventura County operations to validate autonomous control, rapid deployment and sustained allied-location operations.

Also: The Aviationist and ex2.com.au
2026-05-28T09:37:30.711544-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Air Force establishes rapid installation line for F-15 electronic survivability system

By FlightGlobal: The "speedline" will begin installing the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System on F-15Es next month. The US Air Force (USAF) has established a rapid processing facility to install a new electronic warfare protection system on its fleet of Boeing F-15E strike fighters.

2026-05-28T09:23:17.692004-07:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Deals   Defense Policy  
Reuters • Johan Ahlander, Simon Johnson

Ukraine to buy 20 new Gripen jets, Sweden to donate older jets sooner

By Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had earmarked 2.5 billion euros out of a 90 billion euro EU loan package for the planes.

Also: The Aviationist, DefenseNews.com, FlightGlobal, Bloomberg, Aviation Week, defencetoday.com, Kyiv Independent, Air Data News, AeroTime, moderndiplomacy.eu, CNA, Economic Times and 7 more
2026-05-28T02:44:32.723407-07:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Voyager Technologies

The Propulsion Imperative Behind Golden Dome

By SpaceNews.com: Missile defense has traditionally been framed around detection, tracking and interception. Golden Dome changes that calculus, broadening the focus to the entire distributed infrastructure enabling the architecture, placing propulsion front and center.

2026-05-28T06:54:19.447691-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Hanwha to develop small turbofan for CCAs, small aircraft

By FlightGlobal: New engine will support intense electricity needs of CCAs. Hanwha Aerospace and the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) will jointly develop a new turbofan engine suitable for collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs) and other uncrewed aircraft.

2026-05-27T22:15:22.577087-07:00