Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The handover will take place Jan. 9, 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Nigerian Air Force is due to take delivery of some 46 new aircraft over the next 18 months, the service’s chief has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16 upgrade, known as the Peace Phoenix Rising Program, is moving into the next phase of weapons integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saudi defense against a Houthi ballistic missile saturation attack has become legendary among military personnel.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As debate over design and cost continues, a group of military and industry experts eschewed most advanced Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brandon Patrick
Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A targeted U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad killed a reported commander of the Iranian-backed militia tied to attacks on American forces in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Rescue crews were searching for five missing U.S. Marines after locating the wreckage of a downed Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Feb. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The ADF will be leasing five H135 T3s from its U.K. counterpart for a period of five years to expedite the training of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney still sees no risk to completing the critical design review on time by the middle of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. government has given the green light to a potential sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) to the Netherlands.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is interested in expanding its ability to provide multiyear contracts to industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The RSAF is considering acquiring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and communications satellites as it seeks to expand into space operations.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say localization of its defense industry is closing on 15% as it targets half of all defense equipment to be acquired locally by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sash Tusa
Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Multiple U.S. aircraft including B-1B long-range bombers conducted dozens of air strikes on Feb. 2 targeting Iranian officials and militias in Iraq and Syria.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin is deepening its involvement in higher precision weather forecasting with a “strategic investment” in Meteomatics.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is preparing a “multi-tiered,” sustained response targeting Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
New office outlines plans for future servicing, mobility and logistics.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The lack of fiscal 2024 appropriations will have a substantial impact on U.S. Space Force operations unless Congress can approve a new spending bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations