Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Boeing and Leonardo have declared their interest in bidding to replace the UK’s fleet of BAE Systems Hawk jet trainers, and others are expected to follow.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Embraer says Brazil has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
More computing power onboard and inter-spacecraft links will enable a performance leap in the next generation of satellites, says Thales Alenia Space's CTO.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany plans to deploy its Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft in Iceland as part of an expanded security arrangement between the NATO allies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem is expanding beyond ground weapons into the aerospace and missile market, signaling a new focus on rocket and ramjet engine work.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army and Bell are pushing to speed up fielding of the MV-75 tiltrotor by shifting acquisition dates, moving up funding and designing initial aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force has taken delivery of its first Gripen E combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Switzerland says it plans to buy Leonardo Tactical Multi-Mission Radar systems to plug an air surveillance gap in its network.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The U.S. government shutdown may not have kicked off until the end of Q3, but its effects will be a common thread in upcoming defense earnings discussions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s long tech collaboration with KAI could see development of a military variant of the high-speed X2 rotorcraft platform, a Lockheed exec says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
South Korea awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver the new Phoenix airborne early warning and control aircraft based on a Bombardier bizjet and an IAI radar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A product 30 years in the making passed a real-world evaluation with flying colors and now is set to enter Israel’s air and missile defense architecture.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
South Korea has come under concerted pressure from Trump to increase defense spending and to raise contributions toward the U.S. military footprint there.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The European Union has given the go-ahead to the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program aimed at supporting local industry and Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Earth-observation company Planet is projecting 20% sales growth in the medium term as governments bolster access to imagery and related data from space.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is reversing course on a major plan to change its modernization process by not standing up a new command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Pentagon has been seeking to impose unprecedented restrictions on journalists’ ability to cover the military for several months.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia is nearing an agreement to acquire a batch of Chengdu J-10 fighters from China, according to in-country news outlets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish defense giant Aselsan has taken a lead role in Steel Dome—a homegrown air defense network to counter low-cost multicopter drones and hypersonic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Three F-35s arrived at the Florennes Air Base on Oct. 13, marking the type’s official incorporation into the Belgian Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The companies producing the highly in-demand Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhanced interceptor are continuing to bulk up their production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons