Budget, Policy & Operations

Turkey could seal a Eurofighter deal by year-end, closing a yawning capability gap and achieving parity with Greece over the Aegean Sea.

Boeing avoided further charges against some of its troubled defense programs in the second quarter.

Russia has launched a crash program to harden military airfields near the border with Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s successful strikes with one-way attack UAS.

Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.

The UK is adding trials of high-altitude balloons to its effort deploy stratospheric capabilities for intelligence gathering and communications functions.

Hanwha Aerospace has signed a technology transfer agreement with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute for the Nuri Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II.

Indonesia has committed to purchasing 48 of the Turkish Aerospace Industries Kaan combat aircraft, becoming the type's first export customer.

As China and Russia flex their military muscles in space, Western defense officials are becoming punchier in their mindset around those operations.

The Royal Thai Air Force has deployed two Saab JAS 39C/D Gripens alongside a pair of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to conduct precision air strikes against Cambodian military targets, as armed clashes along the border enter a third day.

Turkish Aerospace Industries has received the first major government order for the Gokbey utility helicopter, securing a deal for 57 from the military.

The Australian Defense Force on July 25 fired its first Lockheed Martin PrSM missile, as it continues the induction of its new Himars capability.

India says it has begun test firings of an indigenously developed air-to-ground missile from a quadcopter.

The Pentagon has awarded RTX a $32.5 million contract to set the stage for full-rate production of the U.S. Marine Corps medium-range intercept capability.

Washington has given the green light to a potential $4.67 billion deal to supply the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (Nasams) to Egypt.

Work is progressing on the UK’s big delta-wing fighter demonstrator, designed to derisk development of the trinational Global Combat Air Program.

Defunding the Boeing E-7A program would present considerable technical and operational risk for the U.S.

Adm. Daryl Caudle, the nominee to be the U.S. Navy's next Chief of Naval Operations, has warned against not proceeding with the F/A-XX fighter program.

L3Harris is “at an inflection point” following a strong second quarter and the release of the fiscal 2026 budget request, CEO Chris Kubasik said.

South Korea has identified MUM-T as a critical enabler for future attack helicopter operations, as KAI's Marine Attack Helicopter continues validation trials.

The Royal Thai Air Force has deployed six Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighter jets in response to cross-border rocket and artillery attacks by Cambodian forces.

“We have no lessons to learn from arrogant industrialists,” says Defense Minister Theo Francken in response to Dassault's comments about Belgium and FCAS.

After attending to needs for ammunition and air defense, Europe seeks to plug its long-range strike gaps.

Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.

Belgium has no solid basis to become a full partner in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Éric Trappier says.

Defense officials in the U.S., UK and Europe are grappling with what comes next for airborne early warning systems.