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By Brian Everstine
Continued delays and cost increases to the U.S. Air Force’s planned procurement of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Argentina’s government has signed an agreement to purchase 24 F-16 fighters from Denmark in a major step to recapitalize the Latin American country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The American military engages targets first with the longest-range interceptor available—the most effective, but also the most costly, a Pentagon official says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
When the Air Force rolled out its 2025 budget request, Secretary Kendall warned due to spending constraints, the service is not moving as quickly as needed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft and ships took down scores of drones and missiles, including several before they were launched in Yemen, as part of the broad defense of Israel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The plan is part of a 51-page MSR Independent Response Team (MIRT) report released by NASA on April 15.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The full details of the multinational, multilayered defense against the Iranian attack are still kept secret.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin will complete its design of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) $17 billion Next Generation Interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup VerdeGo Aero has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to advance development of a turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has deployed its new ground-launched cruise missile capability for the first time, setting up the mid-range capability (MRC) in the Philippines for an exercise.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Portugal’s air force chief says his service has begun exploring a transition from F-16s to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft “destroyed a number” of Iranian one-way attack drones used in Tehran’s direct attack on Israel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
Traditionally when increased regional tensions and high oil prices coincide, defense spending in the Middle East and North Africa tends to see robust growth.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Chachaty
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu says France could take over production facilities, if needed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Kazakhstan, which placed its order in 2021, is the second export customer of the Airbus A400M, after Malaysia, and the ninth country to purchase the airlifter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to enhance the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon with the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Iran launched more than 300 missiles and attack drones, both from within its borders and from sites in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An Israeli Defense Forces spokesman said within three hours of the strikes unfolding that most of incoming rounds had been shot down.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The U.S. will contribute the launch service, aerobraking engines and radioisotope heater units.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The small rover would travel to the Moon aboard the company’s Resilience lunar lander as part of the Hakuto-R Mission 2.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The bulk of the investment went to more mature companies, especially late-stage startups.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
Smotr-V will be Russia’s highest-resolution commercial satellite.
Space