Defense

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Probably no other naval officer attracted more attention during the U.S.-hosted Rimpac 2014 (June 26-Aug. 1) than People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Sr. Capt. Zhao Xiaogang, commander of the four-ship task force China sent to the biennial maritime exercise. This was China’s first Rimpac (Rim of Pacific) exercise, and its vessels conducted multilateral operations with other navies off Hawaii.

Indonesia invests heavily in modernization

China uses Rimpac to highlight naval capabilities

Only mushrooms thrive in the dark

USAF embraces ‘art of the available’ with ground surveillance aircraft

Ukrainian crisis has prompted NATO to beef up defenses, but at what cost?

Black Dart exercise tests how to counter UAVs

Titanium supply concerns weigh on Western manufacturers

Airbus Defence and Space, has signed as the leader of the industrial team - including Thales Alenia Space as co-prime contractor - a contract with the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAEAF) for the development, manufacture and launch of Falcon Eye, a high-performance optical Earth-observation satellite system.

Airbus plan to sell its stake in Dassault could allow Rafale builder to stay small

Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, says slow down on F135 judgments.

The F-35 may not land on HMS Queen Elizabeth until 2018, but the U.K. is already preparing

Contractors vie for a piece of Poland’s increasing defense budget

The purchase of new battlefield helicopters is just the first phase of an eight-year modernization plan for the Polish armed forces.

Operational debut is at risk of further slippage due to a safety-critical engine problem.

Senators call for vote on Syrian airstrikes

Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraq Air Force.

Airbus Defence and Space has handed over the first of 10 A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Turkish Air Force.

The ghost behind the airpower debate

Overall, Iron Dome missile deflection proves effective through 50 days of conflict

MDA is finally crafting procurement strategy for new kill vehicle

The Pentagon will increasingly rely on direct and “indirect” competition in acquisition