U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
President Trump said he was removing Chairman Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.—the same general he picked to lead the U.S. Air Force during his first term.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Honeywell’s RASP also aims to anonymize speech for national security purposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The move keeps the XA103 on track to move into ground testing of a physical prototype by the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA is embroiled in a lawsuit related to two contracts worth $424 million each, awarded last Aug. 16 to York Space Systems and Tyvak International.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Capella Space plans to start deploying its next-gen satellites late next year as it looks to expand from its traditional X-band SAR collection.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The picture shows two LRAMs carried on outboard pylons of a Bell AH-1Z Viper test aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A secretive DARPA office has a new project: a large hypersonic bomber prototype. The Aerospace Projects Office keeps a low profile, even by DARPA standards.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Researchers appeal for new aerial gunnery requirements to unlock development of hypersonic ammunition.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The company plans to use its capital infusion to lengthen the time its Microballoons can stay aloft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Block 42 F-16C, assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, crashed shortly after taking off on April 30, 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The startup is promoting three military uses for its short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft: tactical transportation, special ops and temporary command post.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Blauser, who currently serves as deputy director of the U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office, will oversee the space procurement office.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Until now, the service has been tight-lipped about the role it played in defending Israel on April 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service on Feb. 4 released a solicitation to identify small UAS that can identify isolated personnel in areas where combat aircraft are denied.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The first flight milestone, announced Feb. 4, keeps the program on track to deliver the first systems near the end of this year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
The nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
The Bethesda, Maryland-based company reported a $1.3 billion reach-forward loss on a classified program within the Missiles & Fire Control (M&FC) business.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey
California firefighting agencies dispatched scores of aircraft to battle wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The company on Jan. 23 announced its preliminary earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024, with total revenues of $5.4 billion and an operating margin of 41.9%.
Budget, Policy & Operations