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Jul 25, 2022
Tracking capability is critical to intercepting hypersonic missiles.
Jul 22, 2022
Tempest’s demonstrator will likely test low-observable airframe technologies and supersonic weapon launch from internal bay.
Jul 21, 2022
F-35 price to rise under latest agreement; Czech Republic to buy F-35s; Raytheon flies HAWC; and Embraer’s new C-390 partner.
Jul 20, 2022
A 38-flight launch contract with Amazon’s Kuiper project changes the game for ULA’s Vulcan reuse program.
Jul 18, 2022
On a day of big announcements, Aviation Week editors discuss the latest developments in defense at Farnborough Airshow 2022.
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Sep 21, 2023
The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sep 20, 2023
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.
Sep 20, 2023
Austria has become the latest European nation to adopt Embraer’s C-390, choosing the airlifter over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J.
Sep 19, 2023
The latest U.S. sanctions block direct transactions with individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey.
Sep 18, 2023
Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.
Sep 18, 2023
London has introduced new laws after former UK military pilots were found to have been providing training to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force.
Sep 14, 2023
The U.S. government has cleared South Korea to move forward with a previously approved plan to buy a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Sep 13, 2023
A House-passed version of a bill to authorize defense spending for fiscal 2024 included a restriction on the use of any money to purchase another WGS spacecraft.