Boeing Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Boeing plans to announce news of an international partnership involving the T-7A jet trainer in the near future, a top executive told reporters at Dubai Airshow.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Boeing Defense and Space CEO Steve Parker says a long-awaited upgrade for the system that operates the Boeing KC-46 refueling boom has completed its first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has high hopes of securing more F-15 Eagle orders in the Middle East, specifically targeting Saudi Arabia for potential sales of the F-15EX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing says it is keeping pace on key defense programs amid an ongoing strike, but machinists counter that there are ongoing impacts to key fighter programs.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has appointed former Defense Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin as president of the company's UK and Ireland business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Copenhagen is planning to buy a fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Boeing is now building 3D-printed solar array substrates, with plans to provide units to the broader market starting in 2026, the company announced Sept. 10.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Boeing MQ-28 Block 1 Ghost Bats have completed a series of demonstrations to inform an imminent Australian decision on whether to proceed with a follow-on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
A year on the job, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg appears to be squelching the fires that made the company a burning platform.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Boeing’s new CEO has been on the job for a year. Melius Research analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week editors to discuss how Kelly Ortberg is doing so far.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing says it is still pursuing South Korea’s AEW requirement after the U.S. government’s failure to submit a formal offer in the third and latest round of bidding threw an E-7 proposal into doubt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The debut of the Dynetics/Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in Iran now offers the ultimate operational test for a unique and still mysterious weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
With the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail facing a cancellation threat in the U.S., the AEW&C aircraft has demonstrated a new ability to control multiple uncrewed aircraft systems in flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing's Steve Parker defended U.S. industry’s ability to launch development of a second sixth-generation fighter at Paris Air Show, contradicting concerns by the Navy’s leader.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
The management strategy for the prized F-47 contract is, “Don’t screw it up,” Boeing Defense and Space Interim CEO Steve Parker tells Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what's at stake.
Check 6

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Air Force notice raises the possibility of the service fielding a separate aircraft to serve the E-7A role.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Richard Aboulafia
The Trump administration’s next-generation military aircraft plans appear to be moving the U.S. away from global partnerships.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
New and recently updated MRO industry software platforms have added features to optimize maintenance operations.
Marketplace

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s next fighter is finally in development, with Boeing in the driver’s seat for a program with aggressive schedule and cost targets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Boeing plans to fire an air-to-air missile from its MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed combat aircraft demonstrator late this year or early next, a company official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has won a contract to develop the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force which throws a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Despite uncertainty about the shape of the defense budget under the Trump administration, overseas markets are expected to outpace the U.S. in the near term.
Missile Defense & Weapons