The largest air show of the year is happening. We have full coverage from the airfield in Hampshire, England.

French paratroopers march on the Champs Elysees during the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2002, in Paris, France. (Paul O'Driscoll/Getty Images)

Here's what the French military will get in the new budget law

Besides equipment, the budget law increased spending for the intelligence services, and Macron called for a military space strategy to be drawn up next year, with France working nationally and with European allies.

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An unmanned aircraft systems repairer moves an RQ-7 Shadow UAV during training at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, on Jan. 22, 2018. (Spc. Hubert D. Delany III/U.S. Army)

Replacing the Shadow drone could be ‘quick win’ for the US Army

As the Army contemplates what unmanned aircraft it will need in the future force, the Shadow UAS may be the first to go.

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The British Ministry of Defence revealed a next-generation fighter jet concept model, dubbed Tempest, during the 2018 Farnborough Airshow as part of the launch of a new, national combat air strategy. (BAE Systems)

Britain reveals combat air strategy alongside new Tempest fighter jet design

The strategy aims to ensure Britain is prepared for future warfare, while simultaneously sustaining local industry’s role in delivering this to the Royal Air Force and export customers.

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The X-51A Waverider, shown in this graphic under the wing of a B-52 Stratobomber, is powered by a Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet engine. (U.S. Air Force)

3 thoughts on hypersonic weapons from the Pentagon’s technology chief

The U.S., Russia and China are all pursuing hypersonic weapons. Here are some factors to keep in mind.

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Members of the 1st Division ride in their vehicles during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2018. (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Defense News Minute July 16, 2018
The Pentagon reaches a handshake agreement with Lockheed Martin to purchase the 11th batch of F-35s and a key White House official misses a planned appearance at Farnborough.

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