U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Graham Warwick
The quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system was flight-tested on several Boeing C-17s, performing consistently.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
Founded in 1978, California-based Aero Turbine has a customer portfolio that includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The operation is a preview of where Air Mobility Command (AMC) is trying to go as part of a broad situational awareness push.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Garrett Reim
The turboprop Grand Caravan aircraft have a range of about 1,150 mi. with a payload capacity of up to 1,200 lb.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Global Hawk is the largest UAS to land in the UK.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The startup’s blended wing plan is moving forward with new airline funding and a growing development team.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The first U.S. military payload to be hosted aboard an international partner’s spacecraft is now in orbit.
Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX leans on fellow operators of the company’s 3D printers in a pinch.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Air Force has awarded startup SandboxAQ additional funding to further develop its quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
For the past two years, one of the U.S. Air Force’s top priorities has been “resilient basing."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The flight, which Stratolaunch has scheduled toward the end of the third quarter, is expected to round out a two-year test campaign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force announced Aug. 9 the terms of its recently reached agreement with Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The startup also announced a new $175 million equity raise.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Brian Everstine
Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Wright Electric has received funding from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit to develop high-power rechargeable thermal batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
In late July, under a temporary military flight release from the Air Force, the companies conducted three test flights of a KC-135.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Military and defense industry officials want to solve both problems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The first of 20 operational MH-139 Gray Wolf helicopters now on contract transferred to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has proposed a high-altitude balloon program as an option for the broader Replicator initiative to accelerate new autonomous systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Senate appropriators are seeking to reverse some of the Pentagon’s proposed development cutbacks as part of an $852.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense spending bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is placing more precautions on its CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet after investigators found a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s gearbox.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A new U.S. defense project is devoted to converting two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-20s into air-to-air adversaries for training fighter pilots.
Light Attack and Advanced Training