Defense

By Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
All six crewmembers onboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 were killed when it crashed in Iraq after an incident involving another tanker during Operation Epic Fury.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
The relationship between the defense budget and GDP is a particularly close one in China, and that link is both strategic and financial.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
European efforts to demonstrate CCA efforts are gaining pace, with Airbus saying it is looking to fly two modified Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie systems before year end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Aerospace and gaming company Krafton agreed to develop “physical artificial intelligence [AI]” technologies and establish a JV focused on defense.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Avio is considering how to speed up U.S. missile motor production, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East pointing to demand greatly surpassing projections.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris, Tony Osborne
Editors are joined in Atlanta by vertical flight veteran Mike Hirschberg to discuss the highlights of this year's Verticon rotorcraft expo.
Check 6

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Assessing the the Iran war status is increasingly about who has what in stock.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Byron Callan
Investor sentiment for defense remains strong, but here are some factors to consider about the wave of initial public and secondary offerings.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
An electronic warfare upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 30/32 has entered low-rate initial production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Over the next decade $121.3 billion is set to be spent on C4ISR and armed ISR aircraft, with $55.4 billion of the total already under contract, Aviation Week predicts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has awarded two new deals worth $2.43 billion to Boeing to continue developing two E-7A prototypes as directed by Congress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed March 12 in Iraq as part of the ongoing conflict in Iran, with one other aircraft involved in the incident.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
An anti-ship version of the U.S. Army’s newest long-range, surface-to-surface missile has completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin said.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
Voyager Technologies has opened a new 140,000-ft.² facility in Long Beach, California, becoming the latest space-centric company to set up shop in “Space Beach.”
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Jon Rambeau will become Karman Space & Defense's CEO on March 23, when current CEO Tony Koblinski steps aside while remaining a director on the board.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The DOD is crafting a supplemental spending request to both replenish existing weapons used in the conflict in Iran and buy new, improved systems.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Demand from the increasing number of conflicts is outpacing industry’s ability to scale up, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani warns.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has pledged that it is moving forward on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter program under congressional direction in recent bills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will roll out its fiscal 2027 budget “relatively soon,” providing more details on what will become a generational investment in the U.S. military.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Research Laboratory ground launched a liquid-fueled ballistic missile powered by the Ursa Major Draper rocket engine in January.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says he’s “very open” to expanding the GCAP partnership to develop a future fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A new U.S. Army online marketplace for counter uncrewed aircraft systems is now hosting more than 90 products.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to demonstrate its collaborative combat aircraft technology in flight as early as May, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Israel Defense Forces says it is increasing its focus on taking out Iran’s drone warfare capacity.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to demonstrate elements of its new Michelangelo Dome in Ukraine this year, as it sets sights on networking air and missile defenses Europe-wide.
Missile Defense & Weapons