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Aug 13, 2024
The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.
Aug 09, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 09, 2024
Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.
Aug 07, 2024
Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.
Aug 07, 2024
The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

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Sep 23, 2025
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Sep 23, 2025
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.
Sep 23, 2025
South Korean defense contractor Hanwha Group has appointed Alex Wong, a former Trump administration official, as global chief strategy officer.
Sep 22, 2025
Both programs for presidential airlift are progressing on schedule, according to U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Sep 22, 2025
The U.S. Air Force will have a chief of staff when its current uniformed leader retires in early November, the service's boss says.
Sep 22, 2025
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Sep 22, 2025
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Sep 22, 2025
GE Aerospace on Sept. 22 announced it conducted supersonic captive carry flight tests of a new solid-fueled ramjet.