Budget, Policy & Operations

According to data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, NATO’s ISR fleet only counts 19 aircraft, but these modest numbers belie the strength of the alliance’s combined ISR capability.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has suffered its first F-16 write-off since 2004 after a Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crashed shortly after takeoff.

Central to Italy’s defense plans are expeditionary capabilities that allow forces to deploy rapidly, operate across different domains and collaborate effectively with allied forces, which includes equipping the flagship Cavour aircraft carrier with a fleet of F-35B aircraft.

Turkey is offering to expand its aerospace collaboration with Malaysia, including on the new Kaan fighter project.

A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.

Upgrades and replacements are coming for the U.S. Marine Corps’ light- and medium-size rotorcraft fleet, along with advanced new uncrewed aircraft systems.

The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 2 flew on a highly modified version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 that was operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent.

The leaders signed a trilateral research, development, test and evaluation projects agreement.

The U.S. Air Force wants its new command focused on modernization to begin this work this year.

The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Survivable Airborne Operations Center selections favor private companies as major primes set sights on larger awards.

The U.S. Air Force has declared a Nunn-McCurdy cost breach for its Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter program.

Belgium has officially become an observer in the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Airbus officials have stated.

Lockheed’s road map to victory provides clues for the sixth-generation combat aircraft program.

Six European countries are expected to have placed orders for 24 DHC-515s by the summer.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to raise the UK defense budget to “a new baseline” 2.5% of GDP by 2030 contains a crucial caveat.

Saab RBS 70s worth AU$50 million will be transferred to Ukraine, as Australia gradually phases out the man-portable air defense system in favor of Nasams.

The company is making aircraft improvements and looking to collaboration and technology transfer to facilitate US-2 seaplane exports.

The Pentagon on April 26 announced a major $6 billion list of new-build equipment bound for Ukraine,

Sweden's defense committee issued updated advice advising increased focus on air defense, prompted by the war in Ukraine and Sweden’s new role within NATO.

Executives from BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA and Rolls-Royce argue that the UK should not rely on other nations when it comes to defense procurement.