Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.
The U.S Navy is quickly approaching its deadline to get the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed refueler in the air ahead of sending it to carriers next year.
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 25 released three investigations into incidents involving the Boeing KC-46A all linked to a similar issue—the tanker’s stiff boom getting stuck in receiving aircraft.
RTX preps upgrades to Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band system, drawing on early operational lessons, as as it awaits the service’s full-rate production decision.
