Defense

By Steve Trimble
The financing deal would help fund a “once-in-a-generation investment” in the Filipino armed forces, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in Manila.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has pressed “pause” on its Next Generation Air Dominance program as it decides if it should commit for decades to the design it has proposed
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Four ISS astronauts have offered insight into areas of forward-looking research and technology development.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Portugal has joined the growing number of Southern European countries in modernizing its aerial firefighting fleet with De Havilland Canada’s DHC-515 amphibian.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) has shifted priorities in its rotary-wing programs and will focus its attention on developing a 10-metric-ton utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Al Yah Satellite Communications reported a drop in revenue for the first half of the year, driven by a payload anomaly on its Thuraya 3 geostationary satcom.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Woodward cited strong commercial demand in the June quarter as its sales rose 6% year-on-year, with its aftermarket business doing particularly well.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s engine office says it is open to all option to power a future air refueling aircraft and a potential re-engining of the C-17 as requirements are refined.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Pressure is mounting on Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion effort to keep new U.S. development of fighter power plants going.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A Lockheed Martin classified contract that involves a “highly complex design and systems integration” project has fallen $45 million deeper into red ink.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force has awarded contracts to five companies to develop the autonomy software to be used to fly its first increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA developing communications systems to transmit video feeds of astronauts on the Moon during Artemis missions.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s (AWIN) data and analytical teams are providing the intelligence and insight our members need to stay on top of the market.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce’s rapid development of its Orpheus demonstrator engine is beginning to pay dividends and even influencing how the UK OEM thinks about its large commercial engine developments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Saudi Arabia’s sixth generation fighter plans: Does Korea's KF-21 pose a threat to FCAP?
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Japan and the U.S. are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX ended a two-week grounding of the world’s busiest rocket fleet with a trio of Falcon 9 launches over the weekend, dispatching Starlink satellites into orbit.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine
Can Airbus land an upgraded tanker in the U.S.?
Multi-Mission Aircraft

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS was selected by NATO to lead a concept study undeer Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project to work on design/development of a medium multi-role helicopter. COLLINS and MBDA are partners.

Defense

By Mark Carreau, Vivienne Machi
This follows the FAA’s decision to permit Falcon 9 launches to resume after a July 11 second-stage launch failure.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The decision follows the recovery of a piece of Dragon debris in Australia in 2022.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is exploring initiatives to reduce the operation cost of its Airbus A400M airlifter.
Farnborough Airshow

By Matthew Fulco
Aerojet contributed $581 million in revenue (a 7% sequential increase) for L3Harris in the second quarter.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The new CEO of German defense electronics provider Hensoldt is trying to wean the company from its heavy reliance on domestic sales.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Germany says it now expects its umbrella contract for Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to be signed several months later than planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion