Defense

By Steve Trimble
Two sizes are being sought for the HADES program’s launched effects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Financing from the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative will directly support agreements between U.S. manufacturers and global minerals suppliers.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The C-130Js from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing based near the fires are the first to be activated.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu says 2024 was the second-best year for defense exports in France’s recorded history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
LRASM is already integrated on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer and the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors unpack the design details of two new Chinese combat aircraft and what makes them so odd.
Check 6

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Iran plans to complete two space launches in the coming months, the head of the country’s Space Agency Hassan Salariyeh said.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
As Beijing further weaponizes its control of essential aerospace commodities, the U.S. and its allies must explore slow and costly supplier diversification.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The latest totals mean that historical F-35 deliveries now exceed 1,100 production aircraft over a 15-year span.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to raise annual capacity at the facility by tenfold to more than 6,000 solid rocket motors for tactical missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Development of the new missiles follows the introduction of weapons with a range of 800 km into the national inventory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
Grozny's airport reportedly was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon designation complies with Section 1260H of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Although CEO Eric Trappier had expected 35 Falcon deliveries in 2024, the actual figure stands higher than 2023’s total of 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt succeeds Giancarlo Mezzanatto after his three-year rotational stint from Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s will get cockpit voice recorders installed under an upcoming contract, 24 years after they were mandated by Congress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Advent Marti Command and Control System has been successfully integrated into the TCSG-553 aircraft of the Turkish Coast Guard Command.
Defense

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed agreements with Elbit Systems for the purchase of air-launched weapons and to support local advanced production of energetics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has lifted the veil on the design of the Proteus uncrewed rotorcraft demonstrator, due to fly this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has conducted its first missile test in 2025, claiming it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile topped by a hypersonic glide vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Artificial intelligence shows great promise, but safety and ethical considerations are a major challenge in aerospace.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
Antimony is a crucial material for aerospace and defense.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy said the system reached the IOC milestone in December.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
If all options are exercised under the $1.45 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award, it would represent the company’s largest award.
Missile Defense & Weapons