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

By Chen Chuanren
U.S. Space Forces Korea is the Space Force's first command outside of the United States.
Space

By Tony Osborne
While regional concerns in Yemen and Syria have somewhat stabilized, the Middle East tries to adapt to a new global strategic situation
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally joined the growing list of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter customers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
With an estimated $1 trillion being invested in European defense by the turn of the decade, the post-Cold War peace dividend has passed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
The Polish military prime is hoping to participate in the KAI KF-21 fighter program which could see development of a new variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
Three areas of concern regarding the possible impact on U.S. defense of Boeing’s difficulties.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Australia Realigns Its Military In Light Of Regional Security Risks
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
Japan will replace all of its army’s attack and scout helicopters with uncrewed aircraft systems, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Jouppi, Sterling Richmond
Aviation Week has assembled this guide to some of the most important contests that are unfolding between 2023 and 2032.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
UAV pioneer Kaman has unveiled another tranche of corporate restructuring and consolidation under a relatively new CEO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Gen. Anthony Cotton took over U.S. Strategic Command on Dec. 9.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Having partnered with the U.S. on the F-16-derived Mitsubishi F-2, Japan is breaking with tradition and merging its F-X project into GCAP.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. space agency is collecting data from the Orion capsule as it prepares to return to Earth after 25 days in space.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has awarded contracts with a $9 billion ceiling to four vendors to provide cloud computing capabilities for the Defense Department.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok
The companies are proposing a modified Bombardier Global 6500 for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) E-X Batch II airborne early warning program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Army selects V-280 tiltrotor as UH-60 Black Hawk replacement
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The House and Senate have agreed on a fiscal 2023 budget policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The U.S. and Australian governments have invited Japan to join their Force Posture Initiative.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
After a series of alleged faux-departs, France’s Dassault Aviation has declared the three-nation FCAS program can move forward.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
New bomber is touted as the first sixth-generation aircraft, with advances in stealth and range named as key features.
Aircraft & Propulsion