Budget, Policy & Operations

Elbit Systems says it has signed the contract for the German truck-mounted rocket system after beating out a Lockheed Martin/Rheinmetall team.

A new blueprint for Marine Corps aviation doubles down on a long-term trend that favors carrier-based F-35s over an amphibious-capable variant.

The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with an Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week editors discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around DCA.

Despite the stand down and restrictions, Marine leaders said the “workhorse” of its fleet was a key part of expeditionary options.

The space patrol Yoda program has been devised for the protection of valuable assets.

Until now, the service has been tight-lipped about the role it played in defending Israel on April 14.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has deployed a new long-range Qadr 380 anti-ship cruise missile.

Middle East defense spending trends are shifting as increases in Algeria and Israel skew the overall budget picture.

Multiple NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System reports from the past two decades detail close encounters between commercial aircraft and helicopters near DCA.

France’s defense materiel agency DGA has contracted Airbus in partnership with Thales for a further two-year risk-assessment study on the A321MPA.

Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.

The difference in the Middle East compared to elsewhere in the world is that growth has not been broad based throughout the region.

Washington has given Tokyo the green light to acquire a second batch of RTX SM-6 Blk. I missiles.

The nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process.

The Australian Defense Department will spend A$650 million ($404 million) on another batch of extended-range Advaned Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM-ER).

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency has placed an order for 17 Boeing/Kawasaki CH-47J/JA Blk. II aircraft for its air and ground forces.

A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.

A manifest is not yet available. In the meantime, friends, neighbors, colleagues and family members are checking in with one another.

France’s Dassault Aviation has rolled out the first Rafale combat aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two years before deliveries get underway.

The European Union (EU) is kicking off a new round of competitions for collaborative defense R&D efforts with €1.07 billion ($1.1 billion) in funding for the 2025 European Defense Fund (EDF) work program.

The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters.

The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for more money to go into its defense industrial program to bolster the bloc’s preparedness.

The Federal Aviation Administration in a statement said the aircraft, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, was on approach to DCA's Runway 33.

A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.

ADS Chief Executive Kevin Craven warned that without an appropriate plan, the UK aerospace sector’s growth potential would remain “untapped.”