U.S. Air Force (USAF)

The service has been relying on the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).

Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.

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

As the U.S. Air Force continues the planned retirement of its A-10 attack jet fleet, the service secretary says one country has reached out with some interest to obtain the aircraft.

Naval Air Systems Command announced March 8 that it had issued a flight clearance for the fleet after all operators grounded their V-22s following a November 2023 crash.

Continued delays and cost increases to the U.S. Air Force’s planned procurement of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.

When the Air Force rolled out its 2025 budget request, Secretary Kendall warned due to spending constraints, the service is not moving as quickly as needed.

U.S. aircraft and ships took down scores of drones and missiles, including several before they were launched in Yemen, as part of the broad defense of Israel.

Startup VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance development of a turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.

The U.S. Army has deployed its new ground-launched cruise missile capability for the first time, setting up the mid-range capability (MRC) in the Philippines for an exercise.

Portugal’s air force chief says his service has begun exploring a transition from F-16s to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

A B-52 has been refuelled in mid-air by a commercial tanker for the first time, the U.S Air Force has announced.

About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.

The initiative allows services to spend up to $100 million for early development activities up to the preliminary design review stage.

USAF is planning a round of upgrades to the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer starting as early as 2025 to improve pilot safety and the aircraft’s range.

The company to show how technology onboard spacecraft could be used for Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control applications.

The Navy’s CCA target amounts to roughly half the Air Force’s target unit cost.

Choices by Air Force and Navy leaders highlight an age-old tension: preserve present-day capacity, or trade readiness today for capability tomorrow?

Exosonic is promoting its recently flown EX-3M Trident subscale uncrewed aircraft system as it seeks additional funding to develop a full-scale version.

The U.S. Air Force wants to modify 326 of its Boeing C/KC-135 aircraft to have commercial access to both secure and nonsecure satellite communications.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

Northrop Grumman announced an agreement to apply EpiSci’s Tactical AI software in the architecture for “advanced autonomous solutions.”

The U.S. Air Force recently completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of a major new electronic warfare suite for the F-15E and F-15EX.

The U.S. Air Force will soon begin modifying an F-16 to evaluate autonomy software and artificial intelligence.

In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.