Senior Dutch defense officials were present for a ceremony held at General Atomics’ Reaper production line in Poway, California on July 7 for the unveiling of the Block 5-model aircraft, the first of four systems being acquired for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. 

NASA is mulling a request to rename the James Webb Space Telescope.

Paul Lemmo, a seasoned veteran at Lockheed Martin, chats with Aviation Week about rotorcraft and Future Vertical Lift competitions.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has agreed to pay the Pentagon $34.3 million in recompense for F-35 spare parts that were not ready for installation when they were first delivered, resulting in additional costs for the stealthy fighter program. 

As defense budgets globally tighten, IAI is positioning the Kfir NG as an affordable alternative to new fourth-generation jets.

The Pentagon has terminated the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud contract with Microsoft because the effort no longer meets requirements, and instead is launching a new multi-vendor program called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability.

EDF will provide financial backing for R&D into technologies for future European combat aircraft, helicopters and missile capabilities.

A former Aviation Week reporter’s new book details the story behind the stories.