The U.S. Air Force has now cleared the Boeing KC-46A to refuel any probe-equipped aircraft from the centerline drogue system on any operational mission, but the tight restrictions remain on the use of the refueling boom and wing aerial refueling pods for operational tasks.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory may use a system design agent to lead industry teams developing a long-range, multimission hypersonic cruise vehicle. 

After nearly 50 years of service, the UK Ministry of Defense plans to retire its BAE Systems Hawk T1 fleet.

Hard on the heels of being appointed chief executive of delivery-drone developer Volansi, former assistant U.S. Air Force Secretary Will Roper has been named to the board of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer Beta Technologies.

NASA has added aircraft autonomy developer Reliable Robotics and 13 other entities to the list of partners that will participate in the agency’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign in 2022.

Boeing has rolled out Norway’s first P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, ahead of a first flight later this month.

Heaviside becomes the fourth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (evTOL) aircraft to receive military flight release from the U.S. Air Force under its Agility Prime program. 

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are lacking the necessary training capacity for a war with China or Russia and plan to issue an in-depth analysis in December that could reveal what will be required.