Bell and Sikorsky have been chosen to enter the second phase of design and testing potential replacements for AH-64 Apaches used for armed reconnaissance.

A portion of a $2 trillion spending bill to provide relief to a nation reeling from the novel coronavirus pandemic would provide $10.5 billion in additional funding for the U.S. military.

Although F-35 Joint Strike Fighter test operations had to cease March 25 because of the novel coronavirus, the U.S. military has not seen “anything major” that would delay full-rate production, the Navy acquisition executive says.

The U.S. Navy’s multibillion-dollar aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has a certified flight deck and carrier air traffic control center (CATCC), making the warship eligible to qualify pilots.

Piaggio Aerospace has extended the deadline for potential buyers to submit expressions of interest in the business from April 3 to May 4 because of the ongoing emergency caused by the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, it said. 

Nigeria’s air force is expecting to take delivery of its first of three JF-17 Thunder fighters from Pakistan next November as the African country bolsters its air arm against insurgent threats.

Japan has commissioned the first of two Maya-class air-defense destroyers, introducing Cooperative Engagement Capability to the fleet.

As the U.S. Marine Corps redesigns its force to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy, the service will drastically reduce the number of F-35s in its squadrons by 37.5%.