Defense

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. Commerce Department will invest $1.6 billion in Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth and take a 10% stake in the firm.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters claims to have secured a 50% share of the medium twin-engine segment that has largely been dominated for years by Leonardo’s AW139.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. reportedly may gain at least discrete areas of sovereign Greenland territory above or below the ice. But don’t send the surveyor teams out yet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Shift5, a data and cybersecurity company, has replaced its co-founding CEO immediately.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Portugal has taken delivery of its fourth Embraer KC-390 airlifter and its first to be equipped for aerial refueling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali says he wants to make the country’s air force a “fifth-generation” service in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has created a program office charged with developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK has shortlisted seven bidders in its hunt to find an ACP that could operate as a loyal wingman to its Boeing Apache attack helicopters in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its first MC-55A Peregrine intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The UK Defense Ministry is opening a competition for a low-cost interceptor, echoing wider efforts among militaries to field ways to more cheaply defeat the threat from drones and loitering munitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The DOD is following a strict schedule to deploy an initial Golden Dome for America capability in just more than two years and an expanded architecture by 2035.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
David Lockwood, who has been Babcock CEO since September 2020, will be replaced at year's end by the head of the company’s nuclear business, Harry Holt.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The first flight for the next prototype of the Turkish indigenous fighter aircraft Kaan has pushed back toward the summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Honeywell on Jan. 22 announced four key leadership roles for Honeywell Aerospace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Leitch
Like many peacetime air forces, the South African Air Force (SAAF) has been particularly hit hard by prolonged defunding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Warnes
The Nigerian Air Force faces many operational challenges, which in turn drives the training requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Warnes
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is stepping up its helicopter capabilities after many years of stagnation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Controlling access to sensitive information in military programs has always been a driver of bureaucracy and inefficiency in defense procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking to possibly double its Doomsday aircraft fleet as it brings on the replacement for the E-4B Nightwatch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Stratolaunch and Varda Space Industries will provide reusable systems capable of supporting dozens of flight tests annually at hypersonic speed, the DOD says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Norwegian government plan to take over search-and-rescue provision in Tromso looks set to result in additional orders for Leonardo’s AW101 heavy helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Graham Warwick report back from their annual pilgrimage to AIAA SciTech.
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U.S. Space Force Col. Phoenix Hauser
The Space Force is breaking ground with commercial partners and intelligence agencies to deliver the moving target indication data to fight and win tomorrow’s wars.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Michael Bruno
Analysts push for breaking up defense primes to boost valuations and meet market demands.
Supply Chain