Defense and Space

The Pentagon on June 13 announced a new batch of aid being surged to Ukraine.

The Pentagon's Tiger Team has a series of recommendations to improve the process of foreign military sales.

The latest delivery of the H4, a fiber-combined laser, is the first such Raytheon-designed weapon system to be palletized, and delivered to the Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded CAE a contract to conduct its new helicopter pilot training program.

NASA and Boeing hope the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator paves the way for more efficient commercial airliner configurations.

Lockheed Martin and GlobalFoundaries say the partnership supports "increasing traceability, provenance and onshore production of critical semiconductor" tech.

Japan's new Space Security Initiative aims to expand the use of space-based technology to complement its defense requirements.

A persistent and worsening cooling system shortfall is finally being addressed in a new upgrade package now being defined by the Joint Program Office.

Onshoring semiconductor manufacturing could boost supply chain resilience for national security, but it is easier said than done.

Eric Beranger talks to Aviation Week about how the company is adapting to customer demands for more stocks and nimbler development cycles.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) released his markup of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 12.

Tthe X-66A is the first in the experimental aircraft series specifically focused on achieving the goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. Space Force’s top planning division is starting to look at the next generation of precision navigation and timing capabilities from orbit.

The decision clarifies the status of F-35s slated to be equipped with Technical Refresh (TR)-3 avionics starting in production Lot 15 this year.

A House panel will allow the U.S. Air Force to move forward on planned A-10 and F-15C/D cuts.

European missile manufacturer MBDA and the UAE's Tawazun Council have opened a weapons development center in the United Arab Emirates.

The Government Accountability Office in a report released June 8 says the Sentinel is behind schedule.

Lawmakers want to block U.S. Air Force efforts to retire Lockheed Martin C-130s and KC-135s from the Guard and Reserve.

Norway has formally sold 32 surplus F-16A/B combat aircraft to Romania after securing approval from U.S. authorities.

The long list of the Skunk Works’ historic successes will be remembered on the 80th anniversary of the organization’s founding on June 17.

The piloted, two-seat technology demonstrator for Electra.aero's hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is set to fly this year for testing.

South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development says it intends to equip its Korean Unmanned System-Loyal Wingman prototype the Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress AI-322.

Hypersonix Launch Systems is prepping to begin tests of a scramjet made from high-temperature ceramic matrix composites, as part of a planned launch system.

Aviation Week editors talk with Embraer’s CEO about the company’s evolving business and why he’s focusing on India and China.

Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.