Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s second, four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station docked to the space-facing port on the Harmony module on Monday.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
With an eye on China, Tokyo ramps up ambitions for selling military equipment abroad.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
President Joe Biden said May 19 that the U.S. supports an international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other fourth-generation fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Several upgrades are making the B-52 relevant for the 2030s and beyond, but they require sweeping changes to internal structures and electronics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, chief of the Spanish Air Force, says securing a further top-up order of Eurofighters is among his top priorities for 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunk and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte will be working to build an "international coalition" to provide Ukraine with combat air support.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The new Storm Shadows in Ukraine’s inventory likely will prompt Russia to reconsider siting of high-value targets, logistics hubs and air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
The European Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile program is moving forward as MBDA completes trials of new air-to-ground missile Akeron LP.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
A second Great Observatory catches the eye of the fledgling in-space services industry.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine on May 16 again claimed it had downed a round of Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing says it is moving as fast as possible on the service’s E-7, amid Pentagon and congressional pressure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon hopes to save $3.5 billion through its planned divestments of aircraft and ships across all services.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A solution still remains beyond the grasp of most operational forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s army is to begin phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helos beginning in 2031 after concluding that a planned upgrade program would be “highly risky."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is to send trainee pilots to Italy as it attempts to resolve throughput issues with its own training pipeline.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The training program is part of a new round of military aid being provided as Kyiv gears up for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Sebright speaks with Aviation Week editors about the countries’ evolving relationship in defense and aerospace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The remarks show that Menendez does not expect the White House to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey in an exchange for Sweden's NATO membership.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed a hold on DOD nominations to protest a policy of the military reimbursing travel for service members who obtain abortions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is modifying its recently submitted fiscal 2024 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced the establishment of a new Government Services Advisory Board, staffed by a cadre of retired military officers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. hypersonic facilities need cash; China’s X-37B returns; Poland warms to Korea’s KF-21; and fleet retirement optimism.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military will provide another $1.2 billion in newly produced military aid for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons