Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The worst-performing space acquisition programs are all software-intensive command and control.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Officials are wrestling with how to manage and sustain a historic surge in demand for tactical missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning the largest transatlantic crossing of combat aircraft since the lead-up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War this summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Faulty parts installed during maintenance have grounded multiple military fleets, raising supply chain concerns.
Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Agency launches 10 missile warning and communication satellites, putting satellites on orbit 30 months after contract approval.
Space

By Graham Warwick
DARPA’s interest in platforms waxes and wanes but is entering a cycle of renewed focus based on a fiscal 2024 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are close to an agreement to share control of the uncrewed systems the two services want to fly alongside future fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is overhauling the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The $2.6 billion package includes $2.1 billion in new equipment and another $500 million in existing equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
One or more experimental aircraft could start flying in 2027 to prove the feasibility of a transporter that can speed up like a jet and land like a helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia-Pacific Staff
The latest weapon system lifecycle cost estimates from Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) shows changes to Tokyo's procurement plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will be able to muster a front-line fighter fleet of 250 aircraft by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton will be appointed Chief of the Air Staff in June, the UK defense ministry announced March 31.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The last of NATO’s 30 member states to approve admission, Turkey voted in favor of Finland’s accession on March 30.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Development Agency is poised to test its small-satellite constellation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A multilayered plan to defend Guam from swarming missile attacks will require a new level of integration between Army and Navy interceptor systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for proposals for a portable electrolysis system to generate hydrogen in austere conditions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Top civilian leaders in the Pentagon say they support an effort to cancel the requirement for requesting funds outside of key budget areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A newly created Defense unit is projected to triple Bombardier’s revenue in the next decade.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus believes the technology will pave the way for refueling of the UAS and collaborative combat aircraft being developed for FCAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The purchase aligns with efforts to strengthen the Nigerian Armed Forces to help tackle the threats posed by Islamic insurgents.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
In recent years, the military services have taken steps to increase the use of SAF in its operations, but not always with much success.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The MMU was originally formed to create a fleet of pooled and shared tankers to boost the number of tanker aircraft available to European air forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week staff
U.S. Navy Adm. (ret.) William H. McRaven, now a senior advisor at Lazard, spoke with Aviation Week editors about budgets, China and the Russia-Ukraine War.
Budget, Policy & Operations