Boeing F-15

A failed rescue in Iran led to the development of the V-22, yet the Osprey was not part of the latest mission.

U.S. forces in a large-scale and complex rescue operation retrieved a downed and injured U.S. Air Force airman after more than two days deep inside Iran.

U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue crews on April 3 were conducting a daring daylight mission to recover aircrew from a downed F-15E over Iran.

The U.S. suffered further losses as the fight against Iran stretched into a third day, with signs the conflict is expanding as Israel engaged Iranian proxies in Lebanon.

Aging aircraft, potential new fighter buys and a long-discussed service merger leave the Royal Saudi Air Force at a strategic inflection point.

An air-launched missile-carrying UAS developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designed the X-68A.

BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.

Flight tests of an experimental low-drag laminar flow stub wing section are underway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

Aviation Week’s recently released 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast identifies open requirements for the delivery of 6,513 new-build military aircraft worth $250 billion over the next decade.

Boeing is actively proposing the upgrade of Saudi Arabia’s F-15SA fleet to bring them to the same standard as the new F-15EX.

International competitors see an uptick in interest for military equipment amid uncertain American trade policy.

Washington has approved Saudi Arabia to receive a $3 billion sustainment package for the country’s fleet of Boeing F-15 combat aircraft.

Boeing has officially given up on its effort to sell new F-15s to Indonesia after the expected deal has languished for more than two years, the company says.

A small transonic wing section, tucked under a NASA F-15B for flight testing, could pave the way for more efficient next-generation airliner wing designs.

Wars in Iran and Ukraine have convinced Singapore that airpower is no longer business as usual.

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

The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a contract valued at up to $8.6 billion for 25 F-15IA fighters, with a potential to double the figure.

Boeing has resumed F-15EX deliveries quickly after the end of a 15-week strike—but budget data shows the U.S. Air Force program is well behind schedule.

Lawmakers in the compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill are authorizing an increase to the Pentagon’s budget beyond the White House’s request.

Despite the possibility of Saudi Arabia receiving the F-35, Boeing’s ambitions for a renewed F-15 sales push in the region may still have merit.

President Donald Trump says he will approve the sale of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Saudi Arabia as that country’s crown prince is set to visit Washington.

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.

Striking union members will begin returning to work Sunday, Nov. 16. Around 3,200 members went on strike Aug. 4.

Classifications such as by generation (fifth, sixth and so on) are not always accurate, and the U.S. Air Force is rethinking its approach to that nomenclature.

The service has outlined a goal to add hundreds of fighters, but it stops short of addressing funding and capacity limits.