Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Some key allocations include ¥211.3 billion to acquire ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute Safran based on several factors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea sent five uncrewed aircraft systems into South Korea’s airspace on Dec. 26, prompting the closing of commercial airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The omnibus bill was OK’d by the House 225-201, one day after the Senate’s approval.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The possibility of Iranian missile transfers to Russia creates a race against time for Ukraine’s air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Military budgets are growing, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
In redesigning the tanker’s Remote Vision System, Boeing aimed to replicate the feeling of looking out a window.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Dec. 22 passed the $1.7 billion omnibus spending package.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The RQ-4B introduction comes as the Japanese Defense Ministry published a new national defense strategy, which includes greater investment in uncrewed systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
Boeing, SpaceX have contracts for lunar missions.
Space

By Mark Carreau
With Orion back on Earth, NASA officials are examining the results and preparing to name astronauts in 2023.
Space

By Lee Ann Shay
Compare commercial, military, business aviation and helicopter MRO markets for 2023, based on Aviation Week Network data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The massive demand for weapons for Ukraine has caused the Pentagon and industry to reevaluate supply chains and procurement planning.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The bill would buy 383 military aircraft overall in fiscal 2023—or 30% more than the 294 aircraft requested by the Defense Department.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
As current fourth and fifth-generation fighters evolve and find new customers, attention is turning to next-generation efforts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s first budget proposal after the release of its National Defense Strategy will focus on competition with China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Thirty members of a secretive Russian military unit that programs the flightpaths of cruise missiles targeting Ukraine have been sanctioned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
A look at what’s trending—and what has lost popularity—in the aviation aftermarket.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno, Jen DiMascio, Thierry Dubois
How the A&D industry will try to handle supply chain issues in a challenging 2023 environment.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden on Dec. 16 signed a bill to keep the government open for one more week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Industrial partners on the joint French, German and Spanish project were awarded a €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) Phase 1B contract on Dec. 15.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Saab has been contracted to develop an upgrade for Sweden’s Gripen C/D combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
With the AW609 closing in on the 20th anniversary of its first flight, could 2023 finally bring high-speed rotorcraft to the commercial market?
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new propulsion technology decades in the making faces a fateful decision point for the Air Force in the new year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steven Grundman
At the end of a year filled with profound challenges to the U.S. defense posture, the music of its national defense is surprisingly upbeat.
Budget, Policy & Operations