Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has officially received the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i, which is now set to enter service in the coming weeks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Austria has been approved to acquire 12 more Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, as the country expands its military and consolidates its helicopter fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The promoters of the Aero Excellence International supplier assessment program, launched in mid-2024, have gathered encouraging results.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is committed to performing final assembly and development work on the T-7 Redhawk in the UK if the platform is selected as the RAF's Hawk replacement.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems says it is seeing global interest from Eurofighter Typhoon operators in the integration of guided rockets for the anti-drone role.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
MDA Space says it has agreed to buy RTX’s smallsat-maker Blue Canyon in a deal that would give the Canadian buyer a satellite production foothold in the U.S.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Thales has begun flight trials of its SwarmMaster system that aims to allow UAS to collectively work together under the control of a single operator.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
How the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is enhancing its new naval capabilities from the seas and the skies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Cruise missiles, hypersonics and one-way effectors are all in the mix as Europe races to close a critical strike gap.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
As air vehicles move to production, the Air Force focuses on autonomy competition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Christopher U. Browne
The National Air and Space Museum’s 50th anniversary and the 250th of the U.S. invite reflection on self-determination and overcoming challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Samuel Archer
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BOEING gets P-8A awards... New senior VP of global services at SITA... STELLAR SOLUTIONS promotes intel VP...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
MBDA’s Diamond Loitering Munition Cements UAE Ties
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
Six European countries that have embarked on a joint effort to meet critical deep strike capability gaps have formalized their plans.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s army aviation units have begun the transition from the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter to Airbus’ H145M LKH light attack helicopter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
MBDA and its partner Fly-R have agreed to develop the Diamond loitering attack munition in the United Arab Emirates.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
The 1991 Paris Air Show may have seemed anticlimactic to some following the Persian Gulf War coalition air operations earlier that year, which one industry observer called "the real air show." However, several platforms still made notable debuts at Le Bourget.
Defense

By Robert Wall
Japan has dispatched its Kawasaki EC-2 standoff jammer aircraft to its flight development center after taking flight earlier this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Finnish government has given the go-ahead for the country’s Defense Forces Logistics Command to procure RTX GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II munitions to equip its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall and Destinus plan to accelerate the fielding of the 2,000-km-class (1,080 nm.) Ruta Block 3 cruise missile as part of the brewing partnership.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon and Congress appear ready to dissolve the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office’s specific authorities in 2027.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Divergent Technologies has unveiled a large laser powder bed fusion 3D printer that it developed in-house and plans for a second factory in Long Beach, California.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
U.S. SPACE FORCE issues MEO MWT RFI... First CT-153 training helo arrives in Manitoba... New advisors for TERRASPACE...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
Hensoldt Unveils Mobile Jammer For GNSS Signals
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