Singapore Airshow 2026 concluded with record attendance, drawing 125,000 attendees over six days. The event featured aerial demonstrations, static displays of over 30 aircraft, and crucial negotiations between companies.
The World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia entered its second day, with attendees exploring exhibits and participating in flight simulators. Breaking Defense captured photos of various displays, including Arsenal's helicopter simulator and Mac Jee's MAA-1B munition.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demonstrated a pilot controlling an MQ-20 Avenger drone from the F-22 Raptor's cockpit at the Nevada Test and Training Range on Oct. 21. The demonstration leveraged Lockheed Martin and L3Harris teaming up for the internal research and development, according to Breaking Defense.
Booz Allen has long been a trusted advisor to the Pentagon, with a history of strengthening government processes and systems. The company is now shifting its focus toward rapid engineering capabilities, which it believes can help address the defense enterprise's time bottleneck.
The US Air Force has selected nine companies for an early stage of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, awarding contracts worth an unspecified amount. The successful firms will now compete for a prototyping deal, which could be offered to more than one company.