Defense

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Steve Trimble, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Umbra Space is the latest commercial space company to show that bistatic coupling of two radar satellites could be used to implement moving target indication.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
The company is confident a spate of hardware issues and oversights are behind it.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s drastic cut to its next-generation fighter was a conscious decision to deal with congressionally imposed budget cuts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The multiyear Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract agreements have a combined maximum potential value of $4.6 billion over 15 years.
Space

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile’s first batch of direct-to-cellular satellites will not be launched in the second quarter of this year as planned,
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman announced an agreement to apply EpiSci’s Tactical AI software in the architecture for “advanced autonomous solutions.”
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
North Macedonia’s government has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo to purchase a fleet of new transport helicopters for the country’s military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
France will send newly developed loitering munitions to Ukraine for its war with Russia, Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has restored its capability for high-resolution Earth mapping with the recent launch of the new Resurs-P observation satellite.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Boeing have retargeted the planned launch date for the Starliner's crew flight test from May 1 to no earlier than May 6.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea says it successfully test fired a new solid-fueled, intermediate-range hypersonic missile, designated as the Hwasong-16B, on April 2.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has linked up with Aerotor to propose a large, VTOL uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to perform a range of military roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
ULA plans to try again as early as April 9 to launch the last Delta IV Heavy rocket on a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Space

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Ecuadorean Air Force FAE’s strategic decisions reflect a pragmatic approach to security needs, emphasizing adaptability and efficiency in the face of evolving challenges.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The solicitations are largely controlled unclassified information or secret, so most details are not publicly available.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is no longer at risk of being delisted.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on April 2 revealed its long-awaited strategy for integrating commercial space capabilities into national defense operations.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force recently completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of a major new electronic warfare suite for the F-15E and F-15EX.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The decision means the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet will operate without Fire Scouts that were envisioned to perform several surveillance and attack missions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine appears to have turned to converted ultralight aircraft to act as long-range one-way attack drones in a bid to extend its reach in Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will soon begin modifying an F-16 to evaluate autonomy software and artificial intelligence.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations