Defense

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Navy believes it could align its requirements for an uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) with those of the Air Force, potentially paving the way for a joint program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of its first pair of Textron T-6TH Texan II trainers, with a landing at the RTAF Kamphaeng Saen flight training school.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Amidst economic uncertainty, addressing talent considerations is crucial. Listen in as PwC's Justin Hall and Yasi Akbari discuss aerospace and defense talent ou
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Finland’s Border Guard has shortlisted nine suppliers who could provide the service with modified business jets equipped for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The French Air Force wants to build an initial SEAD/DEAD capability on Rafale by 2030 through the F4 capability upgrade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Marc Parent president and CEO of CAE since 2009, has led the Canadian company’s growth as a global leader in defense services.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s first SLS rocket had a long, adventurous life as ground-test hardware.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

CPI AEROSTRUCTURES has Sikorsky contract to supply UH-60M Black Hawk gunner window assemblies through 2027.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin carried out the first of three planned spacewalks Nov. 17 to continue upgrades to the International Space Station’s Russian Nauka multipurpose laboratory module,.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Gravitics has raised $20 million in a seed round to build large space station modules.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Space Launch System (SLS) met all performance expectations during its debut flight, which sent an uncrewed Orion capsule on its way to a distant lunar orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Five aircraft carriers from allied countries and their strike groups plan to operate together this month under the NATO flag.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security (BDS) division announced an organizational streamlining on Nov. 17 as the $26.5 billion business unit seeks a
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
For now, the UK will spend “at least 2%” of gross domestic product on defense, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine Foreign Minster Dmytro Kuleba on Nov. 17 revived calls for the U.S. government to provide Patriot air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Russian officials hailed the delivery as a sign that the indigenous supply chain can continue to meet delivery milestones, despite Western sanctions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Qatar is working with the US Department of Homeland Security to throw a security blanket around the FIFA World Cup.
Defense

By Garrett Reim
The new 16U satellite bus is tailored for Earth observation and space domain awareness missions.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
How the Pentagon’s rush to field counters to Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons has been frustrated by compressed testing schedules.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Referred to simply as Wingman, the air system is proposed as an accompaniment to the FCAS New Generation Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russia plans to more than double its government-owned constellation of Earth-observation satellites in 2023-25.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Turboprop light attack aircraft could be a partial alternative answer to Ukraine’s air-defense needs as the country battles a growing threat of low-cost Iranian-made loitering munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Representatives of almost 50 nations have pledged to continue helping Ukraine strengthen its air- and defense-missile systems during a Pentagon-led meeting.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany is planning a stepped approach to the development of an electronic attack variant of the Eurofighter.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare