NATO

By Steve Trimble
Slovakia will send 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s to refresh a combat-scarred Ukrainian air force fleet, adding to up to 24 Fulcrum fighters committed by Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
This year’s AsterX—a name evocative of both space and a popular cartoon character—was part of a joint exercise inspired by the war in Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The incident over the Black Sea comes after a string of unsafe encounters reported by U.S. and UK military aircraft since October.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky is working with Leonardo Helicopters to evaluate its X2 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter technology for application to an emerging Italian Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO has received information on Boeing’s E-7, Northrop Grumman’s E-2 Hawkeye and Saab’s GlobalEye as it considers an interim AEW platform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy challenged the UK Royal Navy’s carrier strike group during its deployment to the Pacific in 2021, an Airbus official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The German Army is drastically changing the scope of its planned procurement for a Light Utility Helicopter, instead focusing on light attack missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO procurement officials hope to secure two or three design configurations for the alliance's Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Eurowings CEO Jens Bischof has voiced concerns about potential airspace disruption caused by the largest deployment exercise in NATO’s history.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
NATO members are expected to agree to increase defense spending as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown a greater need to invest in militaries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Denmark and Sweden have become the latest signatories to a NATO initiative to overcome potential gaps in the alliance’s ground-based air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology have flown a tailless uncrewed aircraft system using active flow control for maneuvering.
Advanced Air Mobility