Defense

Take a closer look at the Embraer C-390 Milliennium from inside the cabin and flight deck, as the military transport aircraft takes to the skies at Farnborough.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Industry partners in the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) insist their foot remains on the development accelerator pedal despite the new UK government launching a review into the country’s defense posture.
Farnborough Airshow

By Robert Wall
Embraer has signed a contract with the Netherlands and Austria for the European countries’ joint procurement of nine C-390 tactical airlifters.
Farnborough Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Israel Aerospace Industries has displayed its air-breathing cruise missile, Wind Demon, at the Farnborough Airshow for the first time.
Farnborough Airshow

By Mark Carreau
"We are still taking a look at the cause of the water leak and what we want to do to recover," says Dana Weigel, NASA's ISS program manager.
Space

By Robert Wall
Airbus has its eye on top-up orders for the A400M military airlifter from the UK and Turkey, among others, as well as new customers in the Middle East.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is upgrading its M-346 advanced trainer with new cockpit avionics to ensure it is ready to train pilots for the newest combat aircraft.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace and Kratos have announced the joint development of a new scalable engine aimed at missiles, uncrewed aircraft systems and even potential CCA use.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Concerns remain about the impact of Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on the supplier’s defense business, as the key focus of the OEM’s move remains on fixing issues with the commercial side.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
The UK is investigating the possibility of operating its new fleet of General Atomics Protector UAS from the country’s two aircraft carriers.
Farnborough Airshow

By Robert Wall
Airbus is starting to make changes to its satellite plans, including becoming more conservative on potentially high-risk programs, after a series of earnings hits.
Space

By Guy Norris
Airbus Helicopters has selected a hybrid-electric propulsion system to be developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force has begun a study into the possibility of launching a satellite from its Saab Gripen fighter aircraft.
Farnborough Airshow

Mark Lewis
The time has come for the U.S. to spark a revolution in the manufacturing of solid propellants and explosives, argues Mark Lewis.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
From uncrewed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to heavy-lift tiltwings, Sikorsky’s family of systems shares common components.
Farnborough Airshow

Aviation Week Network's European technology editor Thierry Dubois explains the Ariane 6's significance in European space exploration.
Farnborough Airshow

What does Farnborough Airshow 2024 hold in store for the defense industry? Aviation Week Network's executive editor for defense and space Robert Wall explains.
Farnborough Airshow

By Robert Wall
Airbus Defense and Space's Michael Schoellhorn said there may be opportunities for collaboration between the two big future combat aircraft programs being pursued in Europe.
Farnborough Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Industrial partners in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) are set to display a new model of the latest proposed configuration of the crewed combat aircraft.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Boeing Defense and Space President Ted Colbert says it is investing in ways to improve the overall next-generating Air Force One program.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Boeing Defense and Space is trying to change its bidding approach by being more transparent and more strict about the programs it chases.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Speaking ahead of Farnborough Airshow, Boeing Defense and Space President Ted Colbert said he expects the company to see strong growth in Europe.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
Congressional representatives head to Farnborough on the heels of a NATO summit that sought to increase momentum for international co-production of key weapons.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine
“The big thing here is this is a start to getting Ukraine into Western equipment [and] Western tactics," U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker says.
GASCC & RIAT

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine is transitioning to the “correct side of the cost curve” in its ongoing battle to deal with Russian one-way attack UAS, a senior USAF official says.
GASCC & RIAT