The French defense budget will rise to €43.9 billion, the sixth consecutive annual increase.

The U.S. military services are looking for a range of autonomous aircraft—from expensive high-end aircraft to less costly lower end systems. Aviation Week editors discuss what industry is offering, particularly for mid-range attritable systems, and some of the complications involved with cultivating the new technology.

Iranian loitering munitions and drones may be filling in for Russian combat aircraft and guided missiles in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

Croatia’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.

Swiss air ambulance operator Swiss Air Rescue-Rega has canceled an order for an advanced variant of Leonardo’s AW169 rotorcraft after the OEM declared it could not develop the aircraft to agreed specifications.

Czech helicopter crews have begun training flights on Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters in preparation for first deliveries in 2023.

The Spanish Defense Ministry has awarded local industry with contracts to investigate “possible evolutions of the challenges of national defense, the air domain, and will detail possible solutions to face them.”

The Osprey’s flight crew had made an emergency landing after the 15th confirmed case of a slipped slag clutch inside the tiltrotor's engine nacelle.