Boeing F/A-18

Despite continued increases to its defense spending in recent years, Malaysia’s economic and financial realities dictate a slow and steady pace to its ambitious military aircraft modernization plans.

The French Navy is working alongside the U.S. Navy to help the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force build expertise and knowledge on aircraft carrier operations.

The move comes as the RMAF awaits Washington’s approval of the transfer of Kuwaiti F/A-18C/Ds.

The country’s defense materiel agency, FMV, has been commissioned to acquire the missile from Germany.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the latest incident for the carrier in the past three months.

The Block II infrared search and track cleared the initial operational capability milestone three months ago.

Boeing F-15s are getting anti-ship standoff weapons as the Air Force looks to use machine learning to improve tracking of targets at sea.

The Pentagon’s V-22 fleet has seen multiple groundings and ongoing limitations to operations.

Service Secretary Frank Kendall in July 2024 paused the development of the Next Generation Air Dominance’s penetrating counter air fighter.

A U.S. Navy destroyer mistakenly downed one of the service's F/A-18Fs. Both flight crew survived, with one sustaining minor injuries.

Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.

Indecision clouds the outlook for the Navy’s budget and the Air Force’s requirements for new crewed and autonomous tactical fighters.

A decade’s worth of investment to counter the latest Russian and Chinese threats is finally close to entering operational service across the U.S. fighter fleet.

Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement that initial testing has been completed and the Navy will continue to test updates as necessary.

The service hopes to progress on F/A-18, T-45 and MH-60 replacements, though ship- and submarine-building requirements are likely to take priority.

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

The winner of the Advanced Electronic Warfare suite will replace the F/A-18E/F’s existing system, which combines subsystems supplied by both companies.

China’s military has released an image of a Xian H-6K bomber carrying up to four air-launched ballistic missiles, doubling its previously acknowledged capacity.

A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”

Sweden plans to contribute to NATO air missions including the Baltic Air Policing operation performed by allies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Canada's procurement agency plans to fast-track its new fighter training program, awarding a contract within three years and introducing the jet by 2030.

Finnish F/A-18 Hornets have deployed to Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu AB, where they will be on QRA duty alongside UK RAF Eurofighter Typhoons.

BAE Systems has confirmed a months-old contract award to develop a new decoy system that is intended to replace the towed decoys flown on some Navy fighters.

A recent simulator test shows that a U.S. Navy fighter pilot will be able to command an MQ-25 Stingray to start the aerial refueling process.