Russia’s military forces deployed to the border with Ukraine are ready for a full invasion at a moment’s notice, and the Pentagon is warning that the U.S. and NATO understanding of the situation could degrade if forced to withdraw its reconnaissance aircraft from nearby airspace amid a conflict.
The U.S. Air Force has retired the first of 16 Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-Stars) surveillance aircraft, the service announced on Feb. 22.
An ongoing revamp of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will include a further expansion of the Foreign Internal Defense (FID) mission, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife tells Aviation Week.
Airworthiness regulations with which EHang must comply to type certify its EH216 autonomous air taxi have been published by the Civil Aviation Authority of China, taking the startup a step closer to launching urban air mobility services with its self-flying vehicle.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract to develop, test and deliver a new Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability for enhanced space situational awareness.
The U.S. government has extensively declassified information regarding Russia’s buildup of forces near Ukraine and the Kremlin’s possible plans to justify an invasion, and the head of the National Reconnaissance Office said that to an extent he supports further sharing of details to deter aggression.
NASA and its HeroX crowdsource partner are proceeding with the second phase of a multiyear competition seeking innovative engineering concepts for the integration of electrical power transmission and energy storage in support of the agency’s Artemis initiative.
Singapore-based private aviation charter company Yugo has signed a letter of intent with Ascendance Flight Technologies for 18 of the French startup’s planned Atea five-seat, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
The surprise decision follows the appearance of the jet trainer at last year’s Dubai Airshow, and would make the UAE the first Middle Eastern customer for the platform.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has wrapped up two months of low-temperature tests of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), ticking off another item as it aims to complete evaluation tests by June this year.
BAE Systems has been awarded a A$1.5 billion ($1 billion) contract by Canberra to upgrade and lengthen the service life of the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainer through 2031.
The U.S. will forward deploy up to eight F-35As to NATO’s eastern flank and send 32 AH-64 attack helicopters to Poland and the Baltic region by the end of the week as tensions continue to flare between Russia and Ukraine.
Pratt & Whitney is to design a high-efficiency, hydrogen-fueled aircraft turbine engine with funding support from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy.
The plant is projected to grow to 1 gigawatt-a-year production capacity by 2028 to fulfill conditional pre-orders for 600 aircraft systems from ZeroAvia and Piasecki Aircraft as well as Airbus.
Airbus has demonstrated the ability to launch an uncrewed aerial system from an A400M airlifter, a capability that could become a critical component of the European Future Combat Air System.
British auditors have warned that the UK’s defense equipment plans are again at risk because of over-optimistic assumptions about future budgets and costs.
Northrop Grumman is taking the next step in its space servicing business, SpaceLogistics, with the sale of its first Mission Extension Pod and a launch agreement with SpaceX for a Mission Robotic Vehicle.
