Boeing F/A-18

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

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.

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U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.

Yemen’s Houthi movement could face military action after ignoring warnings from international governments over ongoing drone and missile attacks.

This marks the second extension of the Air Combat and Electronic Attack Sustainment contract, which initially came into effect in July 2016.

Despite the conflict in Gaza, the Middle East’s military modernization is continuing.

An ongoing software problem haunts Lockheed Martin’s production and modernization agenda for the F-35 as a raft of new competitors hit key milestones in 2024.

Most fighter aircraft made in the U.S. are in line to get improved radar warning receivers and self-protection jammers.

New-build deliveries of fighter aircraft are expected to eclipse 5,000 airframes globally, for a total value of nearly $460 billion USD. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is expected to capture 34% of that total.

The 250-lb. Munition — also known as Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB-II) — reached the early operational capability milestone with the Navy in October.

CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.

The Advanced Electronic Warfare program seeks to replace the original L3Harris ALQ-214 self-defense jammer and the Raytheon ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver.

Combat aircraft procurement among the Gulf Cooperation Council states is in constant flux, given the geopolitics and threats faced in the region.

British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.

T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.

The new acting head of the U.S. Marine Corps will elevate the head of safety role to a general officer by next summer amid a review of operations.

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to work together on developing collaborative combat aircraft by standardizing multiple system components.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have seen their rates of series aircraft incidents decrease but the cost for each mishap has risen significantly.

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot died when a Boeing F/A-18D crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, late Aug. 24.

The capital investments by Boeing are supporting the company's "future franchise" programs, which possibly include the Next Generation Air Dominance program.

Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.

Raytheon has filed two pre-award protests against the Dual Band Decoy program since May 12 with the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The announced selection by the Indian Navy of a French fighter is another blow to the future of Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St. Louis.

The new plan means the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is no longer guaranteed to win a follow-on order.