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

Aviation Week editors take a break from Day 2 of the A&D Programs conference to tease out the intractable issues facing the industrial base.

As E-2Cs retire, the service begins phased upgrades to the E-2D fleet, ending with the biggest modernization since it began fielding Advanced Hawkeyes in 2007.

Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.

Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.

Geopolitical tensions create a demand for carrier deployments that is not likely to abate soon.

The panelists spoke Nov. 7 during a discussion on the first day of Aviation Week’s A&D Programs event in Washington.

The five aircraft touched down at the Fetești air base near Constanta, Romania, on Nov. 7, ahead of the formal opening of the European F-16 Training Center.