U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Steve Trimble
Collaboration defines the operational role of a new class of autonomous combat systems as well a new model for foreign industry partners.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

Readers write about aircraft production standards, nuclear bomb coverage, AI, private jets, future airliners and radar warning receivers.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Over the past few months, the service, largely through its newly renamed Airman Development Command (ADC), has released a series of requests for information.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has announced completion of the third stage of the FAA’s five-step aircraft type certification process.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
New command, Pentagon offices will be tasked with solely looking at future acquisition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is finally nearly ready to start flight testing a communications pod for the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pivotal has four of eight BlackFly ultralight eVTOL vehicles for evaluation by the USAF's AFWerx innovation unit under the Agility Prime program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A new effort to build and refurbish engine parts in-house has started to turn around powerplant problems with the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 trainer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service will select two companies to begin building CCAs, though with a cost-sharing agreement to bring along a third.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A lighter-weight replacement is coming for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator as the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider moves moves through flight testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning to use newly provided authority to jump-start two major acquisition programs ahead of budgetary authorization.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin plans to demonstrate its autonomous flight technology on a Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling tanker under an agreement with the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The AFWerx innovation unit is focused on cargo applications for advanced air mobility aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has told the U.S. Air Force that nonrecurring engineering costs on the E-7A Wedgetail would be double what the service expected.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Special Operations Command is reviewing the role of its CV-22 fleet amid a three-month-long grounding of the fleet following a fatal crash.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The downselect will reduce the five bidders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft to two or three, depending on funding.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has been delivered to New Braunfels National Airport, Texas.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new command focused on creating requirements for future systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
NATO is looking to adopt near-term, cheaper options to protect against one-way attack drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Beta’s Alia electric aircraft has participated in a U.S. Air National Guard exercise.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Australian government has allocated A$399 million ($260 million) to build three more Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
USAF has awarded Xwing a military flight release for its autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan and OK'd the aircraft for flying in the National Airspace System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility