Budget, Policy & Operations

Clutch problem prompts review of V-22 Incidents; Air Force Special Operations Command looks at interim step to make gearboxes stronger.

The UK’s military pilot-training pipeline is affecting even its much-vaunted F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet.

Although the U.S. Air Force and Navy have added high-tech, intense learning to undergraduate pilot training, a large backlog remains.

Members of German aerospace trade body BDLI say Berlin should call for a role for German industry in its acquisitions of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

The U.S. Air Force has released many details about the mostly classified program, but much about the new stealth bomber remains secret

Bosco da Costa Junior, the chief commercial officer of Embraer Defense & Security, will succeed Jackson Schneider as president and CEO of the unit, the company announced Nov. 11.

Communications breakdowns between the operational community, the acquisition community and Boeing’s engineering teams are the focus of Rand's new study.

The Space Force has paid attention to how SDA is preparing for its biggest threat—cyber attacks—and is following suit, according to SDA's director.

U.S. Air Force and Boeing have a mounting challenge: How to fix the KC-46 at the same time it is needed for operations.

Startups need small business funds, reprogrammed government dollars and skillful lobbying. Nothing can go wrong.

After buying Rafale fighters, A400Ms and C-130s, the defense minister eyes the purchase of F-15ID fighters and refurbished F-16s.

Russia announced Nov. 9 that it will withdraw from the key Ukrainian strategic city of Kherson and back across the Dnipro River, a major setback in its invasion of the country.

HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Latitude, Maia Space, Orbex, PLD Space, RFA and Skyrora are forming a new ecosystem in space launchers.

The Biden administration’s push to arm Ukraine in its war with Russia has highlighted supply chain issues.

China’s Pterodactyl; Spirit’s secret production shop to open; U.S. GBSD under pressure; and Pacific military exercises pick up.

Romania will receive 32 Norwegian F-16A/B Fighting Falcons in a €388 million transfer.

Sweden’s plans for a rationalization of its helicopter fleet calls for phasing out the NH90 after a troubled career.

Last month Ed Stone retired as Voyager project scientist. The mission still needed a successor.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. and South Korea are focusing on large-scale exercises aimed at increasing combat readiness, as North Korea has continued its barrage of missile tests, including the failed launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov. 3.

Gen. B. Chance Saltzman takes over command from retiring Gen. Jay Raymond, who has led the Space Force since its December 2019 inception.

The future Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J is set to double, while Indonesia is expected to take delivery of its first C-130J-30 in February or March 2023.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said the UK has just 33 pilots for its 27-strong F-35 fleet as it struggles to bring personnel through its flying training system.

After a three-year hiatus, SpaceX’s heavy lifter is back in business.

The UK has more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters than pilots to fly them, defense secretary Ben Wallace has said, shedding more light on the armed forces’