Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on May 31 resumed delivering KC-46 tankers to the U.S. Air Force following an almost three-month pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has declared its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet ready to take on the dual-capable aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission from the F-16.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the GAO's latest report on the F-35 and explain what's hampering the now $2 trillion program.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
Laflamme Aero has started responding to commercial requests for the tandem-rotor LX300 uncrewed helicopter, a company official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saab is planning technology demonstrations to prove to Sweden's government that it can develop the nation’s next combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lloyd’s Register will also advise Regent on the maritime certification process of the 12-passenger Viceroy with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved a Swedish top-up purchase of Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saab has proposed a Nordic pooling and sharing initiative for the operation of Sweden’s planned future fleet of GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has confirmed that the Lockheed Martin F-35B that crashed in New Mexico on May 28 was a development test aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Canada finalized a contract with the CAE- and KF Aerospace-led SkyAlyne team to modernize the initial fixed-wing and helicopter RCAF pilot training pipeline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has bolstered its presence in the UK by opening an office in Bristol, England, focused on its defense business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
German police are investigating a collision between a consumer drone and a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed its Chengdu J-20 fighter can reach supercruise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden will transfer a pair of airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s air defense and support its future F-16s.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada is starting work on the Air Force’s E-4B replacement and outlining teammates.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An aircraft resembling a Lockheed Martin F-35 crashed on May 28 at 2 p.m. local time in New Mexico.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bell has been named as the second performer under Phase 1B of a DARPA program to build a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) X-plane.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Even though Mexico does not operate the largest navy in the Latin American region, it is a well-rounded fleet serving several key naval missions.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Oslo plans to spend an extra $56 billion on defense over the next 12 years, with surveillance of the High North and Arctic seen as a priority.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Iran has purchased 15 helicopters from Russia, Tehran’s IRNA news agency reported May 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The agreement was signed May 17 at the Swedish embassy in Manila.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The title of Bill Sweetman’s self-published report is not subtle: “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Air Force.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo has confirmed the country will supply 30 F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, but they may not arrive this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The sensor upgrade will be installed on the CH-149s as part of the C$1 billion ($734 million) Cormorant Mid-Life Update program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Inspection revealed broken part in tanker’s refueling boom, prompting inspections and two-month delay.
Aircraft & Propulsion