Everything about the F-35 program requires new ways of thinking for the air forces that will operate the aircraft, and the industrial entities that are supplying them. Training and simulation are no exception.

Aerospace and structures manufacturer GKN (Chalet 355) is setting its sights on expansion in Asia as it seeks out new acquisitions.

General Atomics showed off its next-generation ground control station at the Paris Air Show this week, letting attendees simulate flying an MQ-9 Reaper from a new, advanced cockpit configuration.

After 34 years at Raytheon and more than 40 years in the defense world, Raytheon CEO Tom Kennedy has never seen a defense environment as strong as it has been.

The proliferation of MANPADS – man-portable air defense systems – increased dramatically in recent years, leaking from collapsed nations (Libya, for example) and from radicals sponsored by rough nations (Iran and North Korea, to mention few of the most obvious). As MANPADS are available for sale on the black market, they appear in conflict zones throughout the world, as well as in the hands of criminal organizations. The growing threat drives military and government agencies to turn to proven countermeasures to protect their air.

The world’s largest laser-powder additive manufacturing machine is being created behind locked doors by GE Additive, the business formed by parent company GE to capitalize on that fast-moving technology.

Two counter-UAS systems developed in Israel are shown here at Le Bourget, designed to deal with different aspects of drone threats.

Boeing has outlined the design of its projected new midsize airplane (NMA), but is keeping the details close to its chest as it waits for the expected response from Airbus.