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April 2026 Archive

Explore news, features, analysis and defence industry coverage from this month.

Airbus acquires of Quarkslab in France - April 2026

Airbus acquires of Quarkslab in France

By Airbus  |  29 April 2026

Airbus has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the French cyber-security company...

Airbus leads launch of Spains CTS - April 2026

Airbus leads launch of Spains CTS

By Airbus  |  29 April 2026
Air

An Airbus-led group of Spanish companies presented today the industrial programme of the Spanish Air and Space Force's...

25 years of Airbus in Chile: aerospace innovation - April 2026

25 years of Airbus in Chile: aerospace innovation

By Airbus  |  27 April 2026
Air

For 25 years, Airbus in Chile has been a cornerstone of the nation's aerospace sector, with a consolidated hub for...

UAS trio that could tackle Latin Americas needs - April 2026

UAS trio that could tackle Latin Americas needs

By Airbus  |  27 April 2026
Air

Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) designed by Airbus are unique in their ability to operate across a broad spectrum of...

Boeing, U.S. Navy Achieve MQ-25A Test Flight - April 2026

Boeing, U.S. Navy Achieve MQ-25A Test Flight

By Boeing  |  27 April 2026
Sea

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed the first test flight of an operational MQ-25A...

Honouring the Visionary Behind Aegis - April 2026

Honouring the Visionary Behind Aegis

By Lockheed  |  21 April 2026
Sea

On the centennial birthday commemorating RADM Meyer, we celebrate the leader whose vision continues to power one of the...

Lockheed Martin Awarded U.S. Navy Contract - April 2026

Lockheed Martin Awarded U.S. Navy Contract

By Lockheed  |  21 April 2026
Sea

The U.S. government announced a contract with Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the development, integration and testing...

Navigating the Next Wave: Maritime Electronic Warfare - April 2026

Navigating the Next Wave: Maritime Electronic Warfare

By Lockheed  |  21 April 2026

The maritime battlespace has never been more contested. Today’s adversaries are pairing long-range sensors, high-speed...

DREXR Upgrade: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - April 2026

DREXR Upgrade: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

By Lockheed  |  21 April 2026
Air

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has successfully completed flight testing of the...

U.S. Army Orders Six Boeing CH-47F Block II - April 2026

U.S. Army Orders Six Boeing CH-47F Block II

By Boeing  |  16 April 2026

The U.S. Army awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a contract for six CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters. The $324 million...

Boeing and Department of War Sign 7-Year Framework - April 2026

Boeing and Department of War Sign 7-Year Framework

By Boeing  |  16 April 2026

Boeing [BA] and the U.S. Department of War (DOW) have agreed to a seven-year framework to triple production of PAC-3...

FLRA Aircraft Officially Named MV-75 Cheyenne II - April 2026

FLRA Aircraft Officially Named MV-75 Cheyenne II

By Bell  |  15 April 2026
Air

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that the U.S. Army officially designated the MV-75 as...

US Army Selects L3Harris for Night-Vision System - April 2026

US Army Selects L3Harris for Night-Vision System

By L3Harris  |  14 April 2026

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide its NOVA™ night-vision goggle system to...

L3Harris Demonstrates AEW EW Capability - April 2026

L3Harris Demonstrates AEW EW Capability

By L3Harris  |  14 April 2026

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) successfully demonstrated an advanced autonomous electronic warfare (EW) capability...