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May 16, 2023
Boeing says it is moving as fast as possible on the service’s E-7, amid Pentagon and congressional pressure.
May 12, 2023
Sebright speaks with Aviation Week editors about the countries’ evolving relationship in defense and aerospace.
May 10, 2023
U.S. hypersonic facilities need cash; China’s X-37B returns; Poland warms to Korea’s KF-21; and fleet retirement optimism.
May 05, 2023
The aircraft, named Kaan by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is one of the centerpieces of an ongoing effort to make the country a major defense exporter.
May 05, 2023
A rare tour of GE’s test chamber for adaptive engines highlights the reality of the new technologies as the company tries to save the program from cancellation.

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Jul 30, 2025
Pakistan has made progress in recapitalizing its fighter fleet in the last two years.
Jul 30, 2025
Germany’s combined defense funding is slated to reach around $125 billion in the coming year, taking a further step up from already elevated spending levels.
Jul 30, 2025
BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”
Jul 30, 2025
Denmark has become the latest European country to buy into the Diehl IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense program.
Jul 29, 2025
Boeing avoided further charges against some of its troubled defense programs in the second quarter.
Jul 29, 2025
Russia has launched a crash program to harden military airfields near the border with Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s successful strikes with one-way attack UAS.
Jul 29, 2025
Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.
Jul 28, 2025
The UK is adding trials of high-altitude balloons to its effort deploy stratospheric capabilities for intelligence gathering and communications functions.