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Mar 07, 2024
Reengining the C-17 and adding low-cost connectivity upgrades emerge as top priorities for Air Mobility Command.
Mar 07, 2024
The project was eclipsed by private spacecraft refueling efforts.
Mar 06, 2024
Saudi Arabia and India will test the new appeal of the Embraer tanker-transport in a tactical airlift market long monopolized by Lockheed Martin.
Mar 04, 2024
As U.S. satellites face increasing threats, Washington wants more data-sharing agreements from friendly nations to keep an eye on in-orbit movements.
Mar 01, 2024
The country’s ministers, engineers and industry leaders have waited almost 14 years for the 13-min. first flight of the prototype Kaan on Feb. 21.

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Dec 06, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget director said the administration views reconciliation as a strategy to fund key defense needs outside of an appropriations process that requires 60 votes in the Senate.
Dec 06, 2025
The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.
Dec 05, 2025
The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded Israel Aerospace Industries a contract for its Integrated Air Defense System program, according to a Thai government document seen by Aviation Week.
Dec 05, 2025
South Korea has kicked off development of its indigenous Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).
Dec 05, 2025
Australia will begin in-country production of Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles as a new production line opens.
Dec 05, 2025
Austria has finally signed a deal with Leonardo for a new fleet of 12 M-346 jet trainers and equipment worth $1.5 billion to replace its Saab 105 trainers.
Dec 04, 2025
Losses of Boeing F/A-18s from the USS Harry S. Truman were caused or exacerbated by a lack of training and communication, the U.S. Navy found.
Dec 04, 2025
The Royal Navy's Asia-Pacific potential concept of carrier operations has been turned on its head with a more Europe-focused approach.