Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed development of the Feilong-60A, the country’s first modular rocket-based loitering munition dubbed locally as “Chinese HIMARS.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
What's the latest on plans for next-generation U.S. Air Force platforms in the age of DOGE? Editors share what they've been hearing.
Check 6

By Robert Wall
France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as part of a top-up order for 218 additional missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The president’s vision of a comprehensive homeland defense system faces questions over how the project should be led in development and commanded in operations.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Ahead of the first flights of Anduril and General Atomics prototypes, the Air Force has yet to clarify requirements for future uncrewed systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force is preparing to counter on-orbit threats and contribute to high-profile defense programs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
BlackSky’s says its proprietary AI software system can rapidly detect vehicles, aircraft, vessels and buildings within images gathered by its Gen-3 satellite.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The House on March 11 approved a CR to keep the government funded through Sept. 30.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
With the recent UK government decision to divert funding away from foreign aid programs, the Royal Air Force stands a better chance at augmenting its key capabilities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
All four of Moscow’s airports suspended operations for several hours on the morning of March 11 after a large retaliatory drone strike from Ukraine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The latest ranking from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) shows the Ukraine war looms large over how the arms market has evolved.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The company laid out a new proposal for CCA to Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
With all eyes on the spat between the new administration in Washington and its allies in Europe, China quietly released details of its budget plans for 2025.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
It was not immediately clear if the move cuts Ukraine off entirely from the electro-optical satellite imagery feed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The French Navy is working alongside the U.S. Navy to help the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force build expertise and knowledge on aircraft carrier operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing Defense Australia has won a contract worth to enhance air and ground capabilities of the RAAF Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Leaders in the sector say business is on an upward trajectory after years of stagnation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, critics of Ireland’s near-passive approach to defense have been urging the government to spend more on security.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The OA-1K Skyraider II will see evolving capabilities beyond a simple close air support platform, officials assert.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Studies are helping allies understand the technologies and trade-offs they face with new rotorcraft architectures.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Macron said he wants to “open the strategic debate on protection by our deterrent of our allies from the European continent.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Helicopter routes that pass closest to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) should be permanently suspended, Airlines For America (A4A) said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation