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By Mark Carreau
A Feb. 6 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory mission update discusses a new research analysis of a sample of Mars.
Space Exploration

By Ben Goldstein
Pivotal is shifting focus from serial prototyping toward the operational realities of supporting real-world customers across multiple mission sets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Airbus continues to stand by its case to keep the UH-72A Lakota as the U.S. Army’s primary helicopter trainer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Kratos Defense has hinted that the XQ-58 Valkyrie has a possible future as a launch platform and host in Taiwan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Several startups came onto the scene in the mid- to late 2010s touting the promise of hydrogen-electric propulsion for zero-emission regional aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The ISS National Lab says fiscal 2025 was a landmark year for scientific research and technology development aboard the NASA-led orbital laboratory.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted that Saudi Arabia could be on the cusp of becoming a partner on the Turkish Kaan fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Diehl says it has secured several contracts with the German government that help underpin production ramp-up of its IRIS-T missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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SHIELD AI expands Singapore partnership... LOCKHEED gets F-35 ALIS/ODIN award... AEROVIRONMENT studying swarming software for the U.S. Navy...
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By Craig Caffrey
According to Aviation Week’s recently released 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast, the F-35 Lightning II represents by far the largest military aircraft program in terms of deliveries over the decade with a at least 1,468 aircraft due to be delivered to 18 different operators.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
The first operational unit for the Boeing F-47 is planned for Nellis AFB in Nevada, with the facilities scheduled be ready by the end of fiscal 2033.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon has called for a new generation of sensor and tracker systems to guide a future constellation of space-based interceptors into incoming missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
SpaceX’s market capitalization as a publicly traded company is being hotly debated ahead of an expected midyear initial public offering.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Patria has begun assembling Pratt & Whitney F135 engines in country as part of Finland’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Eurofighter is set to receive its first external changes to the airframe since the first prototype flew in 1994.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab CEO Micael Johansson says NATO may decide on an E-3 AWACS replacement this year, for which the Swedish company is offering its GlobalEye.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Bangladesh Air Force expressed strong interest in Korea Aerospace Industries’ Light Armed Helicopter, sources familiar with the talks tell Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. says it is in “active discussions” with the Indian Air Force to start delivering the delayed Tejas Mk.1A light combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Israeli government has awarded Elbit Systems 400 million shekels to equip incoming Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus Helicopters, Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency and the RSAF have conducted their first MUM-T trial between an H225M the Flexrotor UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
RSAF's phased path—retire the C-130Bs, extend the life of the Hs, defer a full replacement—signals the Super Hercules may no longer be the default successor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
L3Harris expects a USAF production decision on a C-130H cockpit modernization program this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab expects partner Embraer to deliver the first Gripen E from a new Brazilian assembly line to the country’s air force before April, a company exec says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
ST Engineering and Lodd Autonomous signed agreements for the DrN-600 UAS to be trialed in the Middle East and Hili cargo eVTOL to be marketed in Asia-Pacific.
Aircraft & Propulsion