Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Defense Minister Zukan Helez announced that the procurement process for Bayraktar TB2 UAVs from Türkiye has been completed and the agreement will be signed at the end of May. The package is expected to include 2 Bayraktar TB2s and several smaller UAVs for the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Developed for the US Air Force, ARMD completed its first flight using a storable liquid rocket engine, presenting a faster, scalable, and lower-cost approach to hypersonic weapons.

The US Army is preparing to take over development and procurement responsibility for the THAAD program in fiscal year 2027, a role currently managed by the Missile Defense Agency.

The US Air Force has issued two new requests for information to improve base defense against small drones, focusing on detection, tracking, and hard-kill defeat options. The effort is being led by the newly established Point Defense Battle Lab, with responses due by April 30, 2026.

India is evaluating participation in one of Europe’s two sixth-generation fighter jet consortiums as it moves to rapidly modernize its air power and secure access to next-generation combat capabilities.

The US military is preparing to accept new F-35s without the APG-85 radar due to delays in the system’s development, potentially limiting the aircrafts’ combat capability for a temporary period.

US and allied air assets are trying to intercept Iran’s low-cost Shahed-type kamikaze drones with fighter jets. However, experts warn that this method brings high costs, serious risks, and long-term sustainability concerns.

U.S. defense company Anduril will begin producing the YFQ-44A Fury unmanned combat aircraft at its Arsenal-1 facility in Ohio months ahead of schedule. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its position in the U.S. Air Force’s CCA program and activate high-rate production capacity earlier than planned.