Budget, Policy & Operations

Alan Warnes
Alan Warnes travels to Turkey to report on one of the biggest international exercises in Europe
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin the long-delayed F-35 Lot 18 production contract valued at $12.5 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded RTX a $5 billion contract for Coyote drone interceptor systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As Ukrainian military units rack up combat points, they can cash them in to “buy” new drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Attempts to secure export licenses for the General Electric F110 engine for the TAI Kaan fighter “have been stalled,” Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Germany says it is considering acquiring Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft as part of its involvement in the NATO program to replace Boeing E-3s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman says building a sixth-generation U.S. Navy fighter is needed for the health of the industrial base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A day after announcing a sale to Thailand of one A330-800 MRTT, Airbus revealed a follow-on order for two more H225 helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has spelled out a €35 billion ($40 billion) commitment for the military space sector through the end of the decade.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Vectis takes lessons from sixth-generation fighter and classified uncrewed aircraft systems work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
Canada’s accelerated defense spending increase will ease Canada’s continued effort to modernize its air forces and achieve greater interoperability with its NATO partners.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
Asked by a reporter if he could revive Turkey’s canceled F-35 deal shortly, Trump replied: “I could do so easily if I want. We may do that."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Taipei responds to China’s Victory Day weapons display with its own show of strength.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Japan has deployed fighter aircraft to Europe for the first time, reciprocating visits made by the UK Royal Air Force and the German Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Steve Trimble after he travelled to Ukraine for a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is preparing a new document meant to serve as the “authoritative source” for requirements planning through 2040.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A series of airspace violations of European countries by Russia has been described as “reckless” and “escalatory” by NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
South Korean defense contractor Hanwha Group has appointed Alex Wong, a former Trump administration official, as global chief strategy officer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Both programs for presidential airlift are progressing on schedule, according to U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will have a chief of staff when its current uniformed leader retires in early November, the service's boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion