Defense

By Steve Trimble
A promised supply of Western fighter jets has prompted a comprehensive review within Ukraine’s air force of its structure, training and logistics needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s MS-23 Progress resupply mission spacecraft autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station at midday May 24.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Leonardo and Airbus are positioning themselves to fulfill the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Air Force official has approved the start of a sprawling, multistate construction project to support the U.S. Air Force’s future ICBM program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems will continue developing a ramjet-powered, 155-mm artillery shell for the U.S. Army.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has canceled plans to acquire Heron UAS from Israel, prioritizing instead the purchase of tactical UAS for the army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first image of a Ukrainian Air Force combat aircraft carrying a UK-supplied MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile has emerged.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Serco has announced the appointment of Jeff Miller to the role of director, security and defence in the Middle East.
Maintenance & Training

Steven Spielberg's 2015 hit movie "Bridge Of Spies" portrays how a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance aircraft piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A yearslong campaign to define a new U.S. air superiority fighter will reach a climax when a development contact is awarded in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Jen DiMascio, Matthew Jouppi, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force plans to award a contract for a fighter aircraft to replace the F-22 Raptor in 2024.
Check 6

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Orbit will close after its assets were bought by four bankruptcy bidders including Rocket Lab and Stratolaunch.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Kongsberg is currently at the LIMA Airshow.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Poland in September 2022 announced plans to buy 96 new-build AH-64Es in an acquisition that could be worth up to $7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has delivered four of the six aircraft ordered under the research, development, test and evaluation contract, with two more set to come this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Excel purchased two Boeing 757s to support the development of the FTA, named Excalibur, under contract from Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA’s LROC has captured what appears to be images of debris scattered on the Moon at the planned landing site of ispace’s lunar lander, which crashed in April.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
MBDA is offering a range of munition options for Royal Malaysia Air Force FA-50M light fighters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s largest helicopter operator, Utair Group, may ground 30% of its fleet this year due to a shortage of spare parts and components, the firm's CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected a new mission to study high-altitude ice clouds that form daily in Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The company has a $2.5 billion backlog but also fast-shrinking cash reserves.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract to Ursa Major that will help it develop two key products.
Space

By Brian Everstine
While the U.S. and its partners have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Lockheed Martin F-16s, the jets’ delivery will take several months.
Budget, Policy & Operations