ROME — A European naval program worth €6 billion (U.S. $7 billion) to build a new corvette is picking up speed this autumn as naval chiefs throw their weight behind it, even as experts warn the long-awaited consolidation of Europe’s fragmented naval industry still faces stiff headwinds.

The Eur…

The RAF’s Shadow surveillance aircraft fleet will be increased and upgraded with the latest defensive technology.

Awarded to Raytheon UK, the £110 million contract will see the current fleet of six aircraft increased to eight, and the integration of the latest UK Sovereign Defensive Aids Systems,…

WASHINGTON — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson told a U.S. congressional panel that Boeing Co (BA.N) has “more work to do” as the planemaker continues to face scrutiny following two fatal 737 MAX crashes in the space of five months in 2018-2019 that killed 346 people.

“B…

The world-class development of Australia’s Boeing Loyal Wingman program recently achieved several major milestones, with two aircraft successfully completing flight missions at the Woomera Range Complex, South Australia.

This follows the Loyal Wingman’s inaugural flight on 27 February 2021, layin…

China launched two classified military satellites Wednesday on top of a Long March 2C rocket augmented by a restartable upper stage.

The Long March 2C launcher lifted off from the Jiuquan space center in the Gobi Desert of northwestern China at 3:43 a.m. EDT (0743 GMT) Wednesday, according to the…

ISTANBUL — Turkish military officials speaking to Daily Sabah have denied late Wednesday a Sky News Arabia report that the S-400 missile defense system was moved to Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.

Earlier, Sky News Arabia had claimed that “Turkey brought S-400 batteries to Incirlik base u…