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Collins Aerospace has developed a common automation platform that would be a candidate for a new system the FAA envisions for its new air traffic control system

Italian rocket company Avio says it will build a new solid rocket motor facility in Hurt, Virginia.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury used Airbus’ recent full-year earnings call to shred Pratt & Whitney.

Collins Aerospace released new details about its Sidekick autonomy software.

Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.

BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.

Raytheon has demonstrated a new variant of the Coyote, a loitering interceptor, with a non-kinetic payload.

The U.S. tanker fleet aircraft needs a new kind of air-to-air interceptor that can shoot down incoming missiles, an Air Force official says.

Raytheon ramps up missile production, boosting capacity for Tomahawk, Amraam, SM-6, and SM-3 interceptors under new Pentagon agreements.

A pair of agreements between the Singapore Economic Development Board and U.S. aerospace firms will broaden tech investment in the region.

Several executives have acknowledged Trump’s pressure on their companies to accelerate delivery of warfighting capabilities.

As part of Singapore’s plan to expand as an aerospace innovation and manufacturing hub, the country has signed MOUs with RTX and Rolls-Royce.

Raytheon’s production output increased 20% on several critical programs last year; the company expects to significantly boost output again in 2026.

A new executive order and presidential posts on social media target legacy defense industry spoils, but will they work?

Large defense companies and startups alike are challenging the de facto duopoly of Northrop Grumman and L3Harris-owned Aerojet Rocketdyne.

President Donald Trump’s new attack on defense industry shareholder awards and executive pay will be problematic for the entire sector.

Blended wing body (BWB) startup JetZero says development of its full-size demo will accelerate following a successful Series B financing round.

The Trump administration is ramping up its effort to build a new air traffic control system in three years.

A radar upgrade for the X-62 autonomous fighter will allow the U.S. Air Force to experiment with AI-enabled “pilots” controlling sensors in combat.

In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker’s achievements over its first century.

Gas turbines still dominate Pratt & Whitney’s future road map, but emerging new cycles and alternative fuels will also play a major role.

Rafael and Raytheon disclosed the contract as they inaugurated the U.S. Tamir interceptor production facility.

Washington has approved Japan’s request to acquire RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II glide munitions, better known as the StormBreaker.

RTX argues that fielding a Golden Dome capability quickly means relying on systems that are currently fielded.

A trend toward cheaper missiles and faster acquisitions is coming together to deliver a new approach to counter-air weapons.