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Jul 31, 2026
As Boeing continues its Air Force One disclosures, the Pentagon keeps spending on the “Bridge” aircraft secret.
Jul 31, 2026
Aviation Week Editor in Chief David North wrote the cover story on Aero Vodochody’s L-159 light attack/trainer aircraft for the magazine’s July 23, 2001, issue. The cover featured the prototype flying near the company's manufacturing facility near Prague.
Jul 30, 2026
As the U.S. Air Force refines requirements for Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, top officials do not expect radical design changes.
Jul 28, 2026
With the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle, in-space servicing finally appears to be on the brink of a breakout moment.
Jul 28, 2026
Balancing its military and business aviation activities and organizing its production sites by specialties helps the airframer weather crises.
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Jul 31, 2026
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital has made an up to $820 million conditional loan commitment to Performance Drone Works (PDW) to expand domestic drone component manufacturing.
Jul 31, 2026
The U.S. Air Force’s series of upgrades to the B-52 bomber face cost and schedule growth, a new report says.
Jul 31, 2026
Defense officials from the Global Combat Air Program nations have discussed advancing the service entry of the new fighter by up to two years.
Jul 31, 2026
Hensoldt is starting to see serious export interest in Europe for its Pegasus signals intelligence aircraft as it also gears up for the competition in Germany to provide the luWES airborne electronic attack system, CEO Oliver Dörre said.
Jul 31, 2026
Airbus will build a new Spanish secure communications satellite after the loss of the SpainSat NG-II military communications spacecraft.
Jul 31, 2026
Rolls-Royce's Orpheus demonstrator engine is now evolving into a family of propulsion systems with a particular focus on autonomous collaborative combat aircraft.
Jul 31, 2026
Turkish Aerospace Industries has begun taxi trials of the first fully representative prototype of the Kaan combat aircraft, imagery released by the airframer reveals.
Jul 31, 2026
GKN Aerospace has restarted some activities at its Garden Grove, California, industrial site after an industrial mishap, but parent company Melrose is not sure when the site will be fully operational again.