AFA Warfare Symposium 2026

L3Harris sees a need to increase the U.S. program of record for its OA-1K Skyraider II for special operations.

Lockheed Martin in a recent test showed its autonomy software’s ability to take control of a fighter jet and evade a simulated incoming missile.

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have reached an agreement to increase production capacity of the B-21.

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Space Force are testing several new technologies aboard the next GPS III satellite, including a new digital atomic clock.

Honeywell has received a prototype design contract from the USAF's Propulsion Directorate for its SkyShot 1600, a new small engine targeting the CCA market.

GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have won a $12.4 million USAF contract to complete preliminary design of the GEK1500 engine.

Editors preview AFA Warfare Symposium, setting the scene for key topics that will be on the agenda in Colorado.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has announced that its collaborative combat aircraft has a name: the Dark Merlin.

Collins Aerospace released new details about its Sidekick autonomy software.

SNC and Northrop Grumman recently conducted the first test flight of a major communications upgrade for the B-2.

The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”

The service’s special operations forces are arguing for their relevance as upgrade plans evolve.

The U.S. Space Systems Command is looking for companies that could provide refueling services in geostationary orbit to spacecraft configured for such operations.

“We would be foolish if we didn’t take advantage of commercial space capabilities,” a Space Force official says.

The U.S. tanker fleet aircraft needs a new kind of air-to-air interceptor that can shoot down incoming missiles, an Air Force official says.