Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Italian Air Force has been working to acquire a well-rounded set of assets that will enable it to operate effectively alongside allies in both Europe and Asia, and has funded the purchase of an 25 additional F-35s, bringing Italy’s total planned fleet to 115.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Capabilities Command starting planning work for future long-term spending, with a likely emphasis on command and control.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on May 13 confirmed Troy Meink to be the secretary of the U.S. Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia will acquire $142 billion worth of defense equipment from the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The first steps in a Spanish plan to modernize the country’s rotary-wing fleets have been agreed by Airbus Helicopters and the country’s defense ministry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
White House and Pentagon plans are already taking aim at military programs before a formal budget rollout.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force plan to buy 26 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft faces a cancellation threat.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Official accounts of claimed victories and alleged losses vary wildly in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Early design analysis shows how a blended wing body design compares favorably with a traditional tube-and-wing approach to air refueling efficiency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A political war of words has erupted in Bulgaria after the country’s first Block 70 F-16 combat aircraft went unserviceable.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Germany could decide before year-end on what platform to use to meet an emerging requirement to field a standoff jammer, with the Airbus A400M a candidate.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Pakistan used Chinese-built Chengdu J-10C fighters during an aerial confrontation with India, in what could be the first combat use of the type, a report says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Runway independence is back in discussion as a possible requirement for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will cancel a nascent program to field surveillance uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
NATO is working on finalizing a stand-in jamming capability code that could provide an impetus for more member states to introduce such systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A newly released road map calls for Collaborative Combat Aircraft orders to begin this year, with new increments rolling out in roughly five-year intervals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
An interim Air Force One and SpaceX-modified Marine One are among the early Trump administration changes to the U.S. military’s VIP fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects its extended KC-46 delivery drought to end soon, with the delivery process to begin next week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. defense sector overcame economic and political turmoil in the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
To Congress, U.S. Army leaders defended a recent proposal to retire about half the Boeing AH-64 Apache fleet and buy more drones in place of helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations