U.S. Navy

Air Mobility Command plans to launch a year-long analysis in the hopes of resolving several fundamental questions about the U.S. Air Force’s next tanker.

The 6,000-lb., MQ-8C will soon be gone, but the requirement will not be forgotten.

The U.S. Navy on April 18 received its first two Textron T-54A Multiengine Training System aircraft.

A T-45C Goshawk engine malfunction on April 12 has caused the U.S. Navy to pause flight operations of the type—the second mishap for the trainer in less than a month.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

Naval Air Systems Command announced March 8 that it had issued a flight clearance for the fleet after all operators grounded their V-22s following a November 2023 crash.

The U.S. Navy is now in a “source selection environment” for its future F/A-XX fighter.

The Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative.

The U.S. Navy is approaching a total of $1 billion in munitions expended in the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean.

U.S. aircraft and ships took down scores of drones and missiles, including several before they were launched in Yemen, as part of the broad defense of Israel.

Boeing has displayed a model of an armed variant of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker featuring two Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASMs.

The Navy’s CCA target amounts to roughly half the Air Force’s target unit cost.

The Navy contract comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.

The Osprey will take over fleet replenishment duties for Naval Air Force Atlantic beginning in 2025.

Choices by Air Force and Navy leaders highlight an age-old tension: preserve present-day capacity, or trade readiness today for capability tomorrow?

The award represents a breakthrough into solid rocket propulsion for Ursa Major, and comes as the Pentagon faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.

The Integrated Test Event 12 (ITE-12) evaluated the full weapons release process for the captive-carry, free flight evaluation missiles.

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

The U.S. military wants terminals to connect with multiple satellite constellations.

The U.S. Navy will buy Group 2 solar-electric uncrewed aerial systems from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace to be used by U.S. Marine Corps units.

The U.S. Navy in March received the first of 22 former Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5s that will be converted to adversary aircraft for Navy and Marines training.

Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.

The U.S. Navy’s drastic cut to its next-generation fighter was a conscious decision to deal with congressionally imposed budget cuts.

The decision means the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet will operate without Fire Scouts that were envisioned to perform several surveillance and attack missions.

After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.