Defense

By Brian Everstine
Discussions among senior military leaders internationally have taken on a more serious approach, the top U.S. Air Force officer says
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The “tough decision” to cut the U.S. Air Force’s planned E-7A Wedgetail fleet was simply a balancing act for funding, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Forcing the U.S. Navy to move forward on the F/A-XX program would slow the U.S. Air Force F-47 program, the Trump administration argues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Union plans a large boost in defense spending in its next multiyear budget that aims to total €2 trillion ($2.3 billion) for 2028-34.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Global Combat Aircraft Program (GCAP) expects to have a flying prototype by 2030, says Lt. Gen. Antonio Conserva, the Italian Air Force chief.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
North Atlantic Treaty Organization officials are growing anxious about plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A AWACS early warning aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
The Austrian Air Force is looking to define the requirements for its Eurofighter Typhoon replacement effort this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Denmark says it is donating military equipment to Ukraine to enhance the country’s ability to tap satellite communications in a move Europe expects other countries may follow.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The UK government has named Air Marshal Harv Smyth to be the next chief of staff for the Royal Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Airbus says it has signed an agreement with Kratos to offer a version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie for potential German Air Force use before the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Calidus now has three more B250 prototypes being built at its Abu Dhabi facility, earmarked for development and certification of the type.
Defense

By Robert Wall
Thales says it is in advanced talks with RTX to buy the U.S. company’s stake in the Thales-Raytheon Systems joint venture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
HASC passed its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, looking to block some key moves in the DOD proposal and raising the fleet size of USAF mobility aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) personnel are in the shake-down phase of deploying BGM-109 ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) in five European nations.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney provides a rare glimpse of the XA103 adaptive engine and the digital design process underpinning its development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A plan to buy thousands of palletized missiles next year to be launched by airlifters introduces a new kind of weapon along with integration challenges.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Anduril flew another round of powered flight tests for the Barracuda-100M, a proposed long-range alternative to the Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
House lawmakers are directing the Defense Department to formally establish the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Budget, Policy & Operations

Zaynab Zlitni
Joby has announced a planned doubling of its production footprint at its low-rate facility in Marina, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
More than five months into the second Trump administration, it is becoming increasingly clear who the winners and losers are in Western aerospace and defense.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
For years, members of the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet and Growler community had raised the question of adding a ground collision avoidance system (GCAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has taken delivery of the GPS Operating Control System (OCX).
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
Safran has laid the first stone for a new turbine blade factory in Rennes, France, as the group creates the foundry for its civil Leap and military M88 engines.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Germany has sent a letter of request to the Pentagon to buy Typhon ground-launched, long-range strike systems, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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