Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
“Our spending on defense is too low and ineffective ... We must invest more in high-end defense capabilities,” says EU President Ursula von der Leyen.
GASCC & RIAT

By Brian Everstine
The first pillar of the Australia-UK-U.S. pact focuses on the sale of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in the early 2030s.
GASCC & RIAT

By Steve Trimble
A grim future lies ahead for Ukraine and NATO members in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion, Ukrainian and British analysts agree.
GASCC & RIAT

By Robert Wall
The top modernization priority is adding to the fleet of A-29 Super Tucano armed turboprops, Lebanese Air Force Commander Brig. Gen. Michael Saifi says.
GASCC & RIAT

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Both the U.S. and European members used the alliance’s latest summit to push new missile initiatives.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Senate authorizers want to take almost all of the remaining funding away from the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The French Air and Space Force is forming a new squadron with the Rafale now that manufacturer Dassault has resumed deliveries of the fighter to France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy's acquisition of 24 new Eurofighters, referred to as F-2000s, enables the air force to replace its Tranche 1 Eurofighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the UK's new strategic defense review will bolster what he called “our hollowed-out armed forces.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
German defense startup Donaustahl says it will supply Ukraine with an unspecified number of Maus loitering munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A new government is pivoting its defense priorities and realigning relations with Europe.
GASCC & RIAT

By Matthew Fulco
Defense tech startups raised $9.1 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to $34.9 billion for all of 2023 and $35.8 billion in 2022, a new report says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The SASC says it wants a progress report on the Pentagon’s efforts to field new capabilities to monitor air or ground targets in real time from space.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
After months of preparation, Ukraine is about to receive its first batch of F-16s to help it battle Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Tehran’s proxies from the north and south launched 200 or so projectiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia plans to cancel the development of its future nuclear-powered Zevs (Zeus) space tug due to financial hurdles and a lack of suitable missions.
Space

By Robert Wall
Aerospace and defense company Nammo plans to boost rocket-motor production capacity under a deal with the Norwegian government.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
AFSOC has been undertaking the plan, called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise, to have one airman control multiple UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is targeting development of ERAM—a new class of air-launched precision munition for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has contracted Hanwha Aerospace to mass produce a high-powered directed-energy weapon, which the country hopes to operationalize by year's end.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Mounting losses have prompted greater caution among some defense companies as Pentagon officials stand by fixed-price acquisition strategies.
Farnborough Airshow

By Irene Klotz
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.
Farnborough Airshow