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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Borsight Inc. a contract worth up to $2.18 billion to replace the avionics for its entire T-6 Texan II trainer fleet.

Pratt & Whitney says the BWB in development by JetZero is an “interesting opportunity” for the potential launch of an updated version of the PW2000, an engine which first entered commercial service on the Boeing 757 in January 1983.

With Navy acquisition programs already in a “mess,” the Pentagon is skeptical about adding a second sixth-generation fighter onto a strained defense industry.

Boeing’s win of the U.S. Air Force F-47 fighter program may have answered one of the longest-running questions hanging over the aerospace giant.

A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.

The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.

A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.

Voyager Technologies has raised $383 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange that values the company at $3.8 billion.

The U.S. Air Force’s first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail prototypes are facing delays due to rework early in their builds.

The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.

The U.S. Air Force quietly released the first artistic rendering of the nuclear-armed, Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile on June 2.

Artificial intelligence trained through reinforced learning has been allowed to take control of a Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.

The Pentagon is requesting $3.5 billion for its F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance program.

Raytheon would offer a new guided rocket in the 2.75-in.-dia. class if USAF moves forward with a proposal to acquire a low-cost, high-speed air-to-air missile.

GOP House appropriators are seeking to increase spending for sixth-generation fighters.

The F-35 Joint Program Office is still months away from finalizing details of the aircraft's new upgrade road map.

A Royal Netherlands Air Force report urges “targeted interventions” to keep Joint Strike Fighter pilots healthy.

A St. Louis factory expansion to support full-rate production of the Boeing F-47 fighter will see its first facilities open in 2026, the contractor said.

The U.S. Air Force has formally stood up a new unit charged with figuring out how to best operate upcoming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

Attacking enemy airfields is a decades-old military objective, but new drone technology and special warfare tactics amplify the threat.

The U.S. Air Force's top officer saying the AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon is expected to get procurement funding.

An ongoing push in the U.S. Air Force to make its bases more resilient is likely to get more attention, the service’s top officer says.

A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The CEO talks about his plans for a turnaround, Boeing’s future in space, when it might launch a new airliner and the huge F-47 fighter win.