Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
May 13, 2022
The war in Ukraine is revealing the vulnerability of attack helicopters to man-portable air-defense systems. Defense analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week editors to discuss options that the U.S. Army will consider at its EDGE 22 exercise, how manufacturers could protect future rotorcraft and whether those ideas make sense.
May 13, 2022
After Mars Sample Return, scientists want a flagship mission to Uranus.
May 12, 2022
Initial efforts for Istari will be focused on the development of a synthetic aperture radar, but additional capabilities will be added.
May 11, 2022
Lockheed Martin-General Motors lunar vehicle designed to transit moon autonomously for prepositioned rendezvous with incoming missions.
May 10, 2022
The war in Ukraine shows that the battlefield has become a harsh environment for helicopters and sweeping airborne maneuvers.
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Jul 26, 2023
Boeing is generating cash and on the way to meeting key promises made to investors, top managers asserted July 26.
Jul 26, 2023
President Joe Biden has tapped Gen. David Allvin to become the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.
Jul 26, 2023
Madrid has approved spending on a new fleet of Airbus-built UAS for the Spanish Army and Air Force.
Jul 25, 2023
The Pentagon is sending additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) munitions to Ukraine.
Jul 25, 2023
Russia’s harassment of U.S. aircraft continues over Syria, this time with an Su-35 fighter damaging an MQ-9 Reaper UAV, forcing it to land.
Jul 25, 2023
Italy will send four F-35s to Komatsu air base on the northern coast of Honshu, the Japanese mainland—the first Italian deployment to Japan since the 1920s.
Jul 25, 2023
The SkyAlyne partnership between CAE and KF Aerospace was selected over a rival proposal from the Babcock Leonardo Canada Aircrew Training team.
Jul 24, 2023
Major UK defense programs are struggling with a lack of key skills and experience to bring them into service on cost and schedule.