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By Tony Osborne
The CEO of Dassault Aviation appears to be disputing German and Spanish claims that an agreement has been reached around progressing to the next phase of FCAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Neither the government nor OEMs are appreciating the scope of the pressure facing the aerospace and defense supply chain, says the president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Spain’s Indra and the German government say discussions that will allow the multibillion-euro combat aircraft project to move into the Phase 1B demonstrator period have concluded.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
In the run-up to a second captive-carry flight of its Talon hypersonic test vehicle, Stratolaunch says it has begun hot-fire runs of the rocket engine that will power the high-speed testbed on its first Mach 5 flight in early 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway’s government has asked its military chiefs to refresh the country’s defense plans in light of new regional security threats.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy depot for the Pratt & Whitney F135 is expected to be activated in April and double the heavy maintenance capacity for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is ready to start testing how it wants pilots of its most advanced fighters to control future loyal-wingman drones, as the service plans an aggressive schedule for fielding the new aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the UK Royal Air Force say they have performed the first flight of a military aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ministerial council plans to hear an ambitious €18.7 billion ($19.5 billion) proposal by a determined director general at its meeting Nov. 22-23.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A Pentagon official says she doubts Iran’s recent claim to have built a maneuvering hypersonic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Japan has outlined its planned contributions to NASA’s Gateway lunar-orbiting station.
Space

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

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

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

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

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