U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The USAF and Northrop Grumman recently conducted a live, static-fire test of the second-stage SRM for the LGM-35A Sentinel ground-based strategic deterrent.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Faced with an expected influx of testing with current infrastructure and staff maxed out, Edwards AFB aims to reinvent itself.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. Air Force has an interest in exploring small eVTOLs with light payloads between 400 and 500 lb., as well as even smaller aircraft with payloads of 100-250 lb.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo
Aviation Week will continue to set a high bar for balanced, accurate and revealing coverage of this great industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Matthew Fulco
Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The nimble product of dogfighting theorist John Boyd and aircraft designer Harry Hillaker fights for relevance in future combat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The aircraft has evolved significantly over the decades, a process that looks set to continue far into the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The F-16 has long been a stalwart in global fleets, but key advances over the years have proved its ability to serve in a variety of operational roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking for a company able to integrate the upcoming nuclear Long-Range Stand Off cruise missile on the B-52.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing fell short of its KC-46 tanker delivery target to the U.S. Air Force in 2023 following two separate delivery pauses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The crew of a Rockwell B-1B Lancer ejected safely before the swept-wing bomber crashed at Ellsworth AFB.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia Pacific Staff
The Japanese Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Air Force have announced a joint research program on AI for UAVs to operate alongside crewed fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Japan’s SkyDrive has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on heavy-lift drones with the Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Space Force installations have Air Force uniformed security forces, logistics personnel and civil engineers who continue to function.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
NATO has renamed its Alliance Ground Surveillance Force flying the RQ-4D Global Hawk to the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force’s long-awaited strategy for buying commercial capabilities will likely be released early next year.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The potential overhaul springs from a review led by service secretary Frank Kendall.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has reshuffled how it presents its space-focused forces to combatant commands, modifying a scheme to have a broader goal of improving readiness.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The FAA has agreed to a pair of recommendations from a GAO audit concerning current procedures for investigating commercial space mishaps.
Space