Defense

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Whisper Aero has unveiled plans to develop a family of hybrid-electric autonomous cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon flew the PhantomStrike sensor for the first time on a testbed, moving the new fire control radar a step closer to launch customer Poland.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Schiebel completed the initial flight of its S-300 Camcopter 'Iron Bird' demonstrator, the Austrian company has revealed to Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
It will enable the startup’s WM2500 2-megawatt-class electric propulsion system to be tested driving the fan module from a Honeywell LF507-1F geared turbofan.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
LONG BEACH, California—Blended wing body aircraft startup JetZero recently completed a study on the proper design of a refueling boom for a future KC-Z4 tanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero is targeting a critical design review (CDR) of its full-scale multi-role demonstrator late in May.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine is in talks to establish a second training site for Lockheed Martin F-16 pilots in the Czech Republic, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The DOT is one of only four cabinet-level agencies that would see a top-line funding increase in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The program is progressing to address issues that have slowed the T-7A trainer's development.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Guy Norris
High-speed test company Stratolaunch has officially confirmed that its air-launched Talon TA-2 vehicle successfully exceeded Mach 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The New Zealand government has confirmed it will set aside NZ$2 billion ($1.2 billion) to acquire at least five naval helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Western militaries have watched with a sense of amazement the uncrewed aircraft systems developments on the Ukrainian battlefield.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
Italy and Spain are testing the limits of what qualifies as military expenditure in their efforts to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defense spending target.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will review proposals for new air-to-air missiles that are low cost, technically mature and ready to enter production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Donald Trump wants to breach the $1 trillion threshold for Pentagon spending for the first time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
RTX and the former cyber and intelligence business it spun out last year have agreed to pay the U.S. government $8.4 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated deal on April 30 that could provide Washington with a significant new source of critical minerals.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Dzyne Technologies says it has delivered multiple Grasshopper autonomous air-launched expendable cargo gliders to the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An undisclosed hypersonic missile test on April 25 validated the launch mechanism for the U.S. Navy Conventional Prompt Strike weapon program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression using a UH-60 Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The two-crew, twin-engine WB-57F remains remarkably capable to this day despite its age. But nothing lasts forever.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany says it will expand its use of the Teledyne Flir Black Hornet 4 nano uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Leitch
The resumption of conflict in the DRC has once again brought to the fore the chronic lack of strategic airlift capability in Africa.
Defense

By Robert Wall
German industry is lobbying Brussels for more regulatory relief as part of a European Union push to boost the region’s defense industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations