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

DARPA has announced a power-beaming distance record of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) for the laser-based system that could support many military applications.

Bombardier will shelve a recent ambition to become a defense prime contractor to deliver an airborne early warning and control aircraft for Canada.

Boeing is hopeful the U.S. Navy will soon proceed with a contract award for its F/A-XX fighter program.

Bell kicked off a local campaign this week to sell the MV-75 tiltrotor to the Canadian military.

The Bell MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft is the U.S. Army’s first major acquisition system to use model-based systems engineering from the outset.

Editors share their impressions of an in-depth conversation with Kelly Ortberg after the Boeing CEO spoke exclusively with Aviation Week.

The CEO talks about his plans for a turnaround, Boeing’s future in space, when it might launch a new airliner and the huge F-47 fighter win.