Defense and Space

By Craig Caffrey
Riyadh announced a 3.9% rise for defense spending in fiscal 2024. Three factors likely dictate whether another sizable boost to spending materializes this year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney’s proposed adaptive engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter has moved closer to the detailed design review stage.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA grants under the umbrella of REMA have been awarded to Anduril, RTX, Leidos, Northrop Grumman and SoarTech.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Government-to-government discussions about a potential Saudi Typhoon order are ongoing.
Supply Chain

EMBRAER made first flight of first C-390 for HUNGARIAN AIR FORCE, which has ordered two; aircraft will be the first in world to have an Intensive Care Unit in its configuration, an essential resource for carrying out humanitarian missions.

Defense and Space

EMBRAER and MAHINDRA signed MOU to collaborate on procurement process for the C-390 for INDIA,

Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The Australian government has allocated A$399 million ($260 million) to build three more Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris and Emirati light attack aircraft developer Calidus have teamed up to develop an exportable version of the Calidus’ B-250.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second European country to opt to perform its own depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
USAF has awarded Xwing a military flight release for its autonomous Cessna 208B Caravan and OK'd the aircraft for flying in the National Airspace System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule carrying four Axiom Space private astronauts splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast on Feb. 9.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Embraer has teamed up with Mahindra in a bid to sell its C-390 Millennium airlifter to the IAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A father of the design and development of the F-16 explains the unique philosophy and processes used to bring the popular fighter from an idea to a finished product.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Piccard has partnered with Raphael Dinelli, an offshore sailor, test pilot and composites engineer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army is overhauling its aviation modernization plans, canceling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
The contracted MQ-9 orderbook stands at 54 today but could balloon to as many as 124 in the coming decade.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Matthew Fulco
TransDigm Group’s (TDG) sales and net income both rose briskly in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
A NASA environmental sat designed to help scientists probe the relationships between Earth’s oceans, atmospheric aerosols and cloud formations reached orbit.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital has settled its dispute with the “Concerned Investor Group” that included several prominent former employees.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Bell has completed sled tests of the stop/fold rotor concept for a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing X-plane being designed under a DARPA competition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bahrain has formally inducted its new fleet of Bell AH-1Z helicopters into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The handover will take place Jan. 9, 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA intends to lead an internationally and commercially partnered effort to establish a sustainable human presence at the Moon and keep on going.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A promotional video released a few days before the Air Warfare Symposium shows off the XQ-67 Off-board Sensing Station (OBSS) in motion for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Bombardier struck an upbeat note in a Feb. 8 earnings call given strong demand for its business jets and aftermarket services.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers