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

Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending.

The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for a former Warsaw Pact country has made its initial flight.

The U.S. Air Force will postpone decisions about the future of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program until beyond year-end.

The UK Royal Air Force has begun kitting out the new fleet of Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks it has on order.

Crucial milestones in the development of the next-generation combat aircraft are imminent.

With Hawk engine issues snagging the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline, the service could soon seek a replacement.

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force have agreed to deepen studies of a surveillance variant of the C-390 to focus on maritime patrol, the company said Dec. 3.