Securing German funding for Future Combat Air System demonstrators is seen as a “decisive” milestone, but Berlin’s political inertia could affect momentum.

Boeing has requested a license from the U.S. State Department so that it can add briefing materials about the F-15EX once the Indian Air Force finalizes requirements for a new fighter tender, the company said in an emailed statement.

Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.

The nearly $4 billion in procurement reprogramming is taken from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and National Guard.

Derek Tournear leads the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency that is charged with defining a National Defense Space Architecture that addresses eight critical yet unmet priorities outlined in the Defense Department Space Vision.

Babcock CEO Archie Bethel says the company is unlikely to make any additional investments in its oil-and-gas helicopter support business and suggests it will exit the business once existing contracts have been fulfilled.

Airbus has taken another €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) charge on its A400M airlifter program as a result of changes in export assumptions.

The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.