Defense

The U.S. Navy’s plan to coordinate the Ohio-class replacement (ORP) submarine work with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding unit and General Dynamics’ Electric Boat will help the service keep its attack sub program on course, HII CEO Michael Petters says.

One thing holds as true today as it did in 1916: It’s all about the future.

Starting 13 years after Kitty Hawk, Aviation Week has been there to document almost the entire history of the aerospace industry.

We reveal what you deem to be the top five Aviation Week covers of all time in defense, space, commercial aviation and business aviation.

The U.S. Navy staff director brings a special perspective to the operations and politics of the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. Navy steams ahead with new and occasionally controversial concepts in destroyer and amphibious ship design.

London and Paris will continue their cooperation on the development of advanced naval weapons for air, surface and undersea deployment.

A guide to the aircraft and spacecraft featured on the cover of our 100th anniversary issue and a look at the artist, Ted Williams.

Military flight reports covered major U.S. and Soviet aircraft

Reports tell how new night-fighting and terrain-avoidance systems operate.

Boeing’s CEO sees the F/A-18 and F-15 fighter production lines being extended into the early 2020s – maintained by international orders and the U.S. Congress.

India is working to prepare a national space policy that acknowledges the importance of space in the country’s defense.

The Royal Malaysian Navy is hoping for authorization to buy 18 vessels that would simplify its fleet and undertake constabulary missions.

The U.S. Defense Department needs to consider new Chinese or other regional locations for U.S. Navy aircraft carrier port calls following China’s refusal to allow the USS John C. Stennis to conduct a long-scheduled stop in Hong Kong, U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) says.

Helicopter operator CHC Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 5, just days after the fatal crash of one of its helicopters in Norway.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently upheld the protest of a contract for adversary aircraft operations awarded by the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Navy is still having trouble keeping to maintenance schedules under its new plan, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.

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The wars of the future might start by accident, such as by a pilot hot-dogging and bumping into another plane, the loss and outrage from the accident escalating into outright battle.

The U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia—home to 16 separate commands—has been a strategically important outpost, but its lease is due to expire at year-end and some advocate against renewing.

The head of Darpa’s Tactical Technology Office says the world is on the verge of leaps in supersonic travel, vertical takeoff and landing systems, flight proficiency and safety, space launch and awareness of space.

International orders, Congress to aid Boeing’s legacy fighters; U.S. to sell Kiowas to Tunisia; Harris wins electronic warfare contract; and India buys Longbow fire-control radars.

The complex and contentious software development effort for the F-35 displays new focus and agility as a fix for stability issues looks promising.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has called upon operators of H225/EC225 helicopters to carry out inspections of a component associated with the aircraft’s main rotor gearbox.

NASA expects to issue an RFP on or about May 25 for a spacecraft bus to support the “Restore-L” free-flying satellite-servicing testbed.