Boeing has delivered four of the six aircraft ordered under the research, development, test and evaluation contract, with two more set to come this summer.

Excel purchased two Boeing 757s to support the development of the FTA, named Excalibur, under contract from Leonardo.

Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.

Russia’s largest helicopter operator, Utair Group, may ground 30% of its fleet this year due to a shortage of spare parts and components, the firm's CEO says.

Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.

While the U.S. and its partners have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Lockheed Martin F-16s, the jets’ delivery will take several months.

The U.S. Air Force is designing its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program—uncrewed systems that will fly alongside future fighters—to be fielded in increments.

President Joe Biden said May 19 that the U.S. supports an international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other fourth-generation fighters.