U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on July 31 awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.5 billion contract award for the two variants of its AGM-158 long-range missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s first F-15EX unit pushes through the fighter variant’s growing pains.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics and the U.S. Air Force have agreed to develop an Autonomy Government Reference Architecture framework for autonomous collaborative platforms.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force confirmed on July 25 that it is pursuing the acquisition of a cruise missile similar to the Ukraine-bound Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Boeing will start assembling the first of four production representative test vehicles of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer for the U.S. Air Force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
Defunding the Boeing E-7A program would present considerable technical and operational risk for the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The shift by the U.S. Air Force to laser-guided weapons to down relatively cheap drones was enabled by a quick-turn software update to Litening targeting pods.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Boeing F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has been set up in a way that U.S. Air Force Gen. David Allvin wishes he could have a time machine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
A planned B-52 bomber flyover that caused a SkyWest Airlines regional jet to perform a go-around near Minot, North Dakota, was operating with FAA approval.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
As Pratt & Whitney marks its 100th anniversary, Aviation Week takes a look back through its archives at some of the engine-maker’s key milestones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As the U.S. Marine Corps aviation branch shuffles its tactical aviation force structure, the XQ-58 suddenly looms large in force structure plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has set up a foreign military sales office amid some international interest in the Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new low-cost cruise missile designed to be launched by fighters is now also on the U.S. Air Force wish list.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is offering a variant of its YFQ-42A collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for potential European programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has told Aviation Week what the U.S. Air Force learned from the unprecedented strikes by seven B-2s on Iranian targets in June.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Replenishing key weapons and powering space launch demands drive extensive investments in Northrop’s propulsion production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Trump administration has put forth its nominees for the second-highest-ranking officers in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. defense officials confirmed July 16 that a new version of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie will transition into a program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Discussions among senior military leaders internationally have taken on a more serious approach, the top U.S. Air Force officer says
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The “tough decision” to cut the U.S. Air Force’s planned E-7A Wedgetail fleet was simply a balancing act for funding, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Forcing the U.S. Navy to move forward on the F/A-XX program would slow the U.S. Air Force F-47 program, the Trump administration argues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
HASC passed its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, looking to block some key moves in the DOD proposal and raising the fleet size of USAF mobility aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney provides a rare glimpse of the XA103 adaptive engine and the digital design process underpinning its development.
Aircraft & Propulsion