Can German stealth cargo gliders boost Japan’s remote island defence and logistics?

A German defence company has successfully tested an uncrewed cargo glider designed to support frontline military units, a technology that Tokyo is also exploring as it looks to bolster its capabilities in islands to the far southwest of the Japanese archipelago. Munich-based Hensoldt said on February 5 that it had marked a milestone in the development of its High-Altitude Drop Infiltrating System, or HADIS, after releasing a scale version of the uncrewed vehicle from a transport aircraft during...

By Julian Ryall

New KAAN combat aircraft prototypes unveiled as development tests advance

New prototypes of Türkiye’s homegrown KAAN combat aircraft have been unveiled as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) accelerates testing and development of the next-generation fight...