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Feb 28, 2023
Startup The Air Co. plans to demonstrate a mobile synthetic fuel production plant.
Feb 28, 2023
We must inspire creative solutions from academia and industry, growing a cadre of engineers and scientists who are aware of challenges and eager to innovate.
Feb 24, 2023
A new level of scrutiny and investment is coming to high- and near-space altitudes following a bizarre series of ballooning incidents in February.
Feb 23, 2023
Aviation Week’s team discusses Air India’s massive aircraft order and defense highlights from Aero India.
Feb 23, 2023
Red Flag, the service’s most important combat training event, shifts to overwater for the first time in its 48-year history.
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Oct 30, 2025
Wilsbach will replace Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, who announced in September he would retire just two years into a typical four-year term.
Oct 30, 2025
L3Harris is looking for some quick DOD program decisions once the shutdown ends, with CEO Christopher Kubasik projecting an end to the situation in November.
Oct 30, 2025
Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.
Oct 30, 2025
Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.
Oct 29, 2025
An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.
Oct 29, 2025
Key Republican lawmakers are criticizing a Pentagon move to substantially reduce the American troop presence in Eastern Europe.