Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will postpone decisions about the future of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program until beyond year-end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Nigeria’s Air Force will receive 12 ex-French Air Force Alpha Jet trainers as part of its growth in capacity to deal with Islamic extremism.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has begun kitting out the new fleet of Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks it has on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Union (EU) should take a “big bang” approach to meeting defense capability needs, says Andrius Kubilius, the bloc’s Defense and Space commissioner.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
With Hawk engine issues snagging the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline, the service could soon seek a replacement.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Crucial milestones in the development of the next-generation combat aircraft are imminent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Steve Costley

EMBRAER has R$147m million contract with Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep) to continue development of the SABER M200 Multimission radar, with IFF system, for medium-altitude air defense, surveillance and military aircraft.

Defense

Steve Costley

EMBRAER has Brazilian Air Force contract to expand capabilities of C-390 Millennium platform to include ISR missions, with focus on Maritime Patrol.

Defense

By Brian Everstine
President-elect Donald Trump’s push to select relative outsiders for top Pentagon positions continues with his selection of Daniel Driscoll to lead the Army as its top civilian.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force have agreed to deepen studies of a surveillance variant of the C-390 to focus on maritime patrol, the company said Dec. 3.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
An F-35 has off-boarded data to a non-U.S. command and control system for the first time in testing by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin executive OJ Sanchez will become the new head of the Skunk Works division in January, succeeding John Clark after a nearly three-year term.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A decade’s worth of investment to counter the latest Russian and Chinese threats is finally close to entering operational service across the U.S. fighter fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin does not expect to sign the contract for two lots of F-35 production before year-end, although it could incur costs and book revenue.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Indian government has given the green light to buy new electronic-warfare equipment for the country’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters and Coast Guard helicopters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
China banned the export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the U.S. on Dec. 3, targeting critical minerals integral to the aerospace and defense industry.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics has confirmed the Japanese Navy’s decision to buy 23 MQ-9Bs as part of a program to reduce purchases of crewed maritime patrol aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
On a Sunday morning in October 1924, the airship ZR3 departed from Friedrichshafen, Germany, beginning the first transatlantic flight from continental Europe to the Americas.
Defense

By Robert Wall
Israel is spending about $40 million on uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and related communications gear from Elbit Systems.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
India is looking to add Link-16 datalinks to its ongoing Sikorsky MH-60R procurement, requesting MIDS-JTRS from the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service on Dec. 2 released images of an F-16 from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida, releasing the weapon over the Gulf of Mexico.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
So far, the U.S. has committed more than $62 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Joe Biden took office as president in 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
It turns out that battling the Ukrainian military and Western sanctions for three years eventually takes a toll on a national economy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
As of Dec. 1, Zagreb has temporarily handed over the peacetime protection of Croatia’s airspace to Hungary and Italy.
Budget, Policy & Operations