U.S. Air Force (USAF)

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

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.

Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.

Readers write about U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeyes, maintaining airline pilots’ flying skills, and what should be done to solve problems at Boeing.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

As debate over design and cost continues, a group of military and industry experts eschewed most advanced Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.

Turboprop runs on hydrogen; USAF completes electric flights; SAF from ethanol; Hydrogen light aircraft flies.

The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.

Multiple U.S. aircraft including B-1B long-range bombers conducted dozens of air strikes on Feb. 2 targeting Iranian officials and militias in Iraq and Syria.

The U.S. Navy’s CMV-22B fleet is not “operationally suitable” because of failures of many of its subsystems.

The Pentagon’s operational test and evaluation office has collected all the data it can on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus.

The U.S. Air Force will add an automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) to its Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer fleet.

The lack of fiscal 2024 appropriations will have a substantial impact on U.S. Space Force operations unless Congress can approve a new spending bill.

Northrop Grumman’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) in late January passed its preliminary design review (PDR) on an accelerated schedule.

Industry partners should also be able to participate in Space Force wargames and exercises to be exposed to what operating in a conflict will look like.

The U.S. Space Force is deep in planning for Rocket Cargo operations.

Beta Technologies has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft to a U.S. military base.

Operators of the Bell Boeing V-22 have been replacing the input quill assembly (IQA) on the aircraft’s proprotor gearbox regularly.

Northrop Grumman's estimates show that B-21 production costs through fiscal 2027 totals $17.4 billion, including a $1.56 billion charge revealed on Jan. 25.

The B-21 program will lose $1.56 billion combined on all bombers delivered during the first five annual lots of production, Northrop Grumman has revealed.

The aerospace and defense industry is grappling with a growing set of complex geopolitical risks in the Indo-Pacific.

Pentagon and Air Force officials have repeatedly said the Sentinel program is critical and must continue.

At these margins, it is a challenge for the Space Force, argues Kristyn Jones, who is performing the duties of the under secretary of the Air Force.

A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his staff experienced a hard landing during a visit through the Middle East in March 2023.