The new, three-phase process is the first major change to Navy strike pilot training in more than 50 years.

Service leaders said changes to the maintenance community have helped the rates climb.

Chinese show of force near Taiwan; LaPlante to lead Pentagon acquisitions; SOCOM orders 6 Chinooks; and the U.S. finishes posture review.

Airbus has begun development work on an autonomous automatic air-to-air refueling capability for its Airbus A330 MRTT.

Boeing will build six more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

General Atomics targets completion of testing of UK’s new Protector UAS by end of 2022.

Three governments have already approved funding the multibillion-euro development.

Airbus Helicopters remains hopeful of securing a contract to upgrade Europe’s Tiger helicopters, despite German interest in the Apache.