Defense

The U.S. Army wants to speed up fielding the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as it reprioritizes its aviation planning.

Startup Venus Aerospace successfully flight tested a ground-launched, rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)-powered vehicle.

The U.S. Air Force started flying the L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call on training missions in early May.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports a further boost to its record backlog that has now swelled to $26.1 billion.

Technology Service Corp. (TSC) has launched development of a medium-altitude uncrewed aircraft with more than 72 hr. endurance.

Airbus will support TAI in developing the Hurjet to meet a requirement to replace the Spanish Air Force's Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter training aircraft.

Just when you think the Egyptian Air Force fighter force could not get any more diverse, it has reportedly taken delivery of its first Chinese Chengdu J-10CE fighters, reports Alan Warnes.

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s May 20, 1985, issue featured a prototype of the joint Italian/Brazilian Aeritalia-Embraer-Aermacchi AMX light attack fighter in flight testing near Turin in northern Italy.

The U.S. military is currently testing sensors that can be used to track moving aerial targets from space, says Gen. Gregory Guillot.

From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.

Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.

Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.

“Missile threats to the U.S. homeland will expand in scale and sophistication in the coming decade,” the Defense Intelligence Agency says.

The Italian Air Force has been working to acquire a well-rounded set of assets that will enable it to operate effectively alongside allies in both Europe and Asia, and has funded the purchase of an 25 additional F-35s, bringing Italy’s total planned fleet to 115.

The U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Capabilities Command starting planning work for future long-term spending, with a likely emphasis on command and control.

The first members of a planned fleet of more than 185 Boeing F-47s fighters could be “operational” between 2025-29, the U.S. Air Force’s top officer said on May 13.

The Senate on May 13 confirmed Troy Meink to be the secretary of the U.S. Air Force.

Saudi Arabia will acquire $142 billion worth of defense equipment from the U.S.

DARPA has kicked off its Exponentiating Mathematics (expMath) program aimed at developing AI systems that can act as co-authors to mathematicians.

The first steps in a Spanish plan to modernize the country’s rotary-wing fleets have been agreed by Airbus Helicopters and the country’s defense ministry.

The UK defense ministry has taken delivery of the first of six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to be used in Cyprus and Brunei.

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of six Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to the UAE on May 12.

Aviation Week Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast sheds light on how business aircraft deliveries are expected to play out in North America.

The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

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