Defense

By Brian Everstine
Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.
Paris Air Show

Oliver Madilian
The industry needs to offer more flexibility and financial incentive and find ways to resonate with young people.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance has completed a 6-sec. hot fire of the methane-burning BE-4 engines that power the first stage of its new Vulcan rocket.
Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance and SpaceX will split the dozen launch contracts under the National Space Security Launch (NSS) Phase Two program.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Production issues are causing a delay in deliveries of the first lot of Boeing F-15EX fighters to the USAF as negotiations continue for follow-on lots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Development of the USAF’s intercontinental ballistic missile is falling behind schedule due to issues including workforce and infrastructure challenges.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The goal is to achieve size, weight and power savings for Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft and other existing Army rotorcraft, the RFI says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
USAF and Boeing are seeing the costs increase for a needed boom redesign for the KC-46 tanker as well as delays for the new Remote Vision System.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Ascent Flight Training has secured a £125 million ($156 million) contract to train rear crew for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Norway advised to invest in an expanded ground-based air-defense capability, uncrewed air systems and long-range precision fires.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Connectivity and entertainment solutions provider Anuvu says their strategy is based on hybrid use of geostationary and low-Earth-orbit satellites.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
A routine checkpoint review exposed two safety issues that were seeded long ago.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Lockheed’s tanker engine choice; Iran claims it has hypersonic missile; Japan awards warship contract; Poland’s first FA-50.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.
Paris Air Show

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force is working to sell a ground-based satellite communications jammer to multiple foreign nations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
USAF: Ukraine has been able to effectively use donated air-defense systems in an agile way to deny Russian air superiority during Moscow’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 34 F-16s were included in a potential 40-aircraft sale announced by the Netherlands to contract air services provider Draken International in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force should expand its new multiyear procurement authority for additional munitions, the service’s top officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The one-year design effort could, if successful, lead to a follow-on contract to build three sensors for the Space Systems Command's next tracking satelllites.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Maj. Gen. Thierry Dupont, the commander of Belgium’s air force, signed the forward bulkhead of the aircraft registered as AY-01, the first of 34 Belgium F-35As.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s first Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light attack aircraft has been formally rolled out ahead of first deliveries next month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

GE AEROSPACE was selected by Lockheed Martin to supply CF6-80E1s for LMXT strategic tanker (A330 MRTT).
Defense

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martins announces it will use the GE Aerospace CF6 to power its LMXT should the Airbus A330-based aircraft be built for tanker-transport service.
Aircraft & Propulsion