Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Oct 04, 2024
A multitude of autonomous flying vehicles sharing airspace with crewed aircraft over a battlefield raises concerns about safety.
Oct 02, 2024
The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.
Oct 01, 2024
A growing reputation from global air forces is putting Italy’s International Flight Training School on the map.
Sep 27, 2024
Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about the future of warfare.
Sep 26, 2024
A massive barrage showcased the might of Israel’s airpower but raised questions about potential gaps in the country’s arsenal.
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Mar 16, 2026
Diehl has struck a partnership agreement with Indra to jointly pursue a Spanish medium-range air defense program.
Mar 16, 2026
The Swedish government is moving forward with efforts to build a local national security rocket launch capability as part of a wider push to enhance its military space capacity.
Mar 16, 2026
Japan has begun taking deliveries of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and Tomahawk cruise missile, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters,
Mar 16, 2026
The UK is starting to plan the potential procurement of a specialist counter-UAS capability under its much larger Land Ground-Based Air Defense program.
Mar 13, 2026
All six crewmembers onboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 were killed when it crashed in Iraq after an incident involving another tanker during Operation Epic Fury.
Mar 13, 2026
The relationship between the defense budget and GDP is a particularly close one in China, and that link is both strategic and financial.
Mar 13, 2026
Over the next decade $121.3 billion is set to be spent on C4ISR and armed ISR aircraft, with $55.4 billion of the total already under contract, Aviation Week predicts.
Mar 12, 2026
A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed March 12 in Iraq as part of the ongoing conflict in Iran, with one other aircraft involved in the incident.