Iran

By Alan Dron
The U.S-Israeli assault on Iran has claimed one of Iran Air’s fleet of airliners.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The escalating conflict between Iranian and U.S. and Israeli forces is having a major impact across the business aviation segment.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran was starting to show signs of supply strains as it stretched into a fourth day of fighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. forces struck an Iranian aircraft carrier for drones in the first hours of the war on Feb. 28, U.S. Central Command said on March 2.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A group of competing defense contractors in the U.S. are jousting with each other to replace the venerable Patriot air defense missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ella Nethersole, Kurt Hofmann
As the U.S./Israel war against Iran stretched into a third day on March 2, airlines around the world that rely on Gulf hubs for connecting flights faced ongoing disruption.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines are grappling with airspace closures and airports are under fire as Middle East air traffic is disrupted by the fighting between Iran and the U.S. and Israel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A Chinese space company is releasing imagery revealing key details of the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin warning airlines should avoid Iranian airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines are adjusting their routings and operations, following a brief airspace closure in Iran and concerns over possible U.S. military action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Central Command plans to use one-way attack drones based on a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, and has set up a new task force to deploy them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Maksim Pyadushkin
An anti-corruption unit in Madagascar says it has detained 22 people in connection with the smuggling of five Boeing 777-200s that were flown into Iran in July.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Laser-guided rockets help the U.S. Air Force down drones cheaply, though pilots say it is not as easy as it looks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Iran's foreign minister is being sued by Bell Textron over a little-known dispute over helicopter storage fees dating back to the Iranian Revolution of the late 1970s.
Supply Chain

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has told Aviation Week what the U.S. Air Force learned from the unprecedented strikes by seven B-2s on Iranian targets in June.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A U.S.-made copy of Iran’s Shahed loitering munition highlighted a display of 18 drones and loitering munitions at the Pentagon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an effective bunker-buster bomb is challenging.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Israel has provided more details on its operations against Iran, including more than 500 strikes and interdictions attributed to what it calls its UAV Array.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
Missile Defense & Weapons