Boeing F-15

Korean Air Aerospace Division provides depot level maintenance for the ROKAF F-15.

New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.

Israel’s F-15 acquisition aligns closely with the Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s (AWIN) 2025 Military Aircraft Market Forecast’s conclusions regarding acquisitions across the Middle East and North Africa region in the coming decade.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense signed the $5.2 billion order for 25 F-15IA fighters, with deliveries beginning in 2031.

Shawn Warren joined GE Aerospace’s team selling F110 engines in 2018 when the engine still had an uncertain future.

The Pentagon’s new F-35 fleet did not meet any of its mission capable targets over the six-year span.

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A massive barrage showcased the might of Israel’s airpower but raised questions about potential gaps in the country’s arsenal.

A key element of the ROKAF's force strengthening is the commitment to deploying the its growing fighter fleet alongside attritable uncrewed aircraft that will serve as loyal wingmen and force multipliers.

Warsaw is looking to translate large fighter, helicopter and weapons purchases into a stronger defense industrial footprint.

A Boeing F-15 could become the first U.S. Air Force aircraft to experiment with a podded, boom-equipped air-to-air refueling system after AFWerx contract awards.

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

The upgrade by incumbent supplier BAE Systems will allow both fighters to integrate undisclosed new functions, BAE said.

The U.S. Air Force has released a “sources-sought” notice for the Next-Generation Ejection Seat, a program currently reserved for the Collins-made ACES 5.

Indonesia, Poland and Saudi Arabia are the F-15EX’s next targets for exports contracts.

The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.

The fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill passed by Senate appropriators proposes to acquire 255 new military aircraft, or 19 more than the Pentagon requested.

Senate appropriators are seeking to reverse some of the Pentagon’s proposed development cutbacks as part of an $852.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense spending bill.

Boeing officials think the successor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler could be the F-15EX Eagle II.

The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.

Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?

The Pentagon did not release a timeline for completing the transition at either base.

Boeing executives revealed on June 26 that construction had started on a highly secure Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility in St. Louis.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the budget plan for maintaining its fleet is “not executable” and needs to be fixed now.