The U.S. Navy’s pick of Boeing to build its next-generation F/A-XX fighter brings the service’s future carrier air wing into clearer focus.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A U.S. Army probe into the January 2025 collision between a UH-60L Black Hawk and a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 near Washington Reagan National Airport outlined systemic issues.

An investigation into the fatal loss of a UK Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire in May 2024 has raised questions over whether the aircraft received too much attention from its maintainers.

NHIndustries has begun marketing the 14 NH90 naval helicopters previously operated by Norway, hoping to find new customers for the low-hour aircraft.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he has “expressed openness” to Germany in joining the GCAP fighter development effort already underway with Italy and Japan.

The U.S. Air Force intends to transfer four recently retired KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft to an undisclosed partner nation in North Africa, according to an announcement.

Shield AI has received an additional $150 million investment from the U.S. Navy to support the X-Bat program, raising overall financing to $400 million.