Russia has suffered heavy helicopter losses in Ukraine.

The U.S. Air Force’s planned uncrewed wingmen for the B-21 bomber and the next-generation fighter need to be able to adapt with modular payloads based on changing threats, the top U.S. Air Force officer says.

Operations with the Soviet-era combat aircraft ended on April 15 over concerns about “aviation events and accidents."

A four-decade-old Boeing 747-200 simulator that was headed for disposal has been refurbished to train the U.S. Air Force’s Doomsday plane pilots as part of an effort to increase the overall readiness of the four-plane E-4B Nightwatch fleet.

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

A 12-year sales campaign for the optionally piloted Firebird failed to attract a production order.

Ukraine has added “heavy drones” made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. to an urgent shopping list of advanced weapons to fight against Russian invaders.

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters to Nigeria worth an estimated $997 million.