Defense

The Boeing F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program has been set up in a way that U.S. Air Force Gen. David Allvin wishes he could have a time machine.

MagniX will start experimenting with electric propulsion for turbine-powered rotorcraft.

BAE Systems has signed an MoU between the Türkiye and the UK Government for the potential purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

Two years on from being unveiled at IDEX 23, the Jeniah (Arabic for ghost) UCAV has clearly evolved. The first significant modification to the model, which is a newer version from 2023, is the electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) positioned under the nose.

Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.

JetZero has selected Maryland-based ST Engineering MRAS to design and manufacture the exhaust nozzle for its full-scale blended wing body demonstrator.

Thales CEO Patrice Caine says the outcome of talks with Leonardo and Airbus to merge some satellite operations is uncertain.

Belgium has no solid basis to become a full partner in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Éric Trappier says.

Defense officials in the U.S., UK and Europe are grappling with what comes next for airborne early warning systems.

Turkey has signed an MOU with the UK that could lead to a Eurofighter Typhoon purchase.

The new leader of the Golden Dome for America initiative has two months to deliver a baseline architecture outlining the future missile defense capability.

A planned B-52 bomber flyover that caused a SkyWest Airlines regional jet to perform a go-around near Minot, North Dakota, was operating with FAA approval.

The defense giant took charges on aeronautics and helicopter programs in its second-quarter earnings report, with the culprits including some repeat offenders.

Northrop Grumman is in talks with the Pentagon about potentially accelerating the production ramp-up of the B-21 bomber and speeding the Sentinel ICBM effort.

The Brazilian OEM details its biggest quarterly backlog and second-quarter aircraft deliveries.

Denmark says it has agreed to buy four General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems.

Embraer registered a US$29.7 billion backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) – the highest level ever recorded by the company.

Join the National Air and Space Museum’s director Chris Browne and Aviation Week’s Joe Anselmo for a private tour of the revamped museum in Washington.

The Swiss government has signed a contract for Diehl IRIS-T SML air defense equipment, with deliveries scheduled from late 2028.

As the U.S. Marine Corps aviation branch shuffles its tactical aviation force structure, the XQ-58 suddenly looms large in force structure plans.

The service seeks to fortify the GPS architecture against such threats as jamming, spoofing and other adversarial actions.

Forty years ago, the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Aug. 5, 1985, issue featured the General Dynamics/Grumman EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft flying a training mission over Wales.

Turkey is nearing an agreement to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to people familiar with the talks.

Confirmed details are still scant, but a recent congressional disclosure suggests the U.S. Navy has a powerful new tool coming into existence.

Trump administration tariffs could become the new “kitchen sink” excuse for whatever ails aerospace and defense earnings.