Lockheed Martin F-35

By Brian Everstine
A Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat has arrived in the U.S. for testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force has provided an explanation for a recent report that the U.S. had rejected Thailand’s proposal to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has begun buying weapons to support the arming of its newly acquired MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed air systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense metals specialist IBC Advanced Alloys warned on May 18 that it faced a debt payment crunch.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, chief of the Spanish Air Force, says securing a further top-up order of Eurofighters is among his top priorities for 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A solution still remains beyond the grasp of most operational forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Secretary believes opposition has lessened as House Armed Services Committee panels are set to mark up the fiscal 2024 authorization bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A rare tour of GE’s test chamber for adaptive engines highlights the reality of the new technologies as the company tries to save the program from cancellation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The F-35’s hot production line is one bright spot for the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Mercury Systems had a respectable fiscal 3Q, but overshadowing the performance was significant pressure on margins tied to slow-moving development programs.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Strategy of denial also focuses on cyber, space and anti-access, aerial-denial weaponry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace has launched a third series of monthslong ground tests on the XA100 adaptive turbofan engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The XA102 is the designation for GE’s proposed propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation, crewed fighter aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Despite its global sales success, the F-35 entered service five years late and cost billions more than expected to develop and acquire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Australia's Defense Strategic Review prioritizes Joint Strike Missile (JSM) certification for its Lockheed Martin F-35A and Boeing F/A-18F fleets.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Bilateral business groups from the United Arab Emirates and India, Israel and the U.S. have joined forces to support a new economic partnership.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has an unlikely message to Congress: Give up some of your authority.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace becomes the latest F-35 supplier to be converted by Lockheed Martin to a multi-year performance based logistics deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
After decades of hints, Romania’s defense council blesses the purchase of the fifth-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romania appears to be accelerating its long-planned move to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning the largest transatlantic crossing of combat aircraft since the lead-up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War this summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Faulty parts installed during maintenance have grounded multiple military fleets, raising supply chain concerns.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The F-35’s Joint Program Office relies on the oldest F-35s to conduct tests for the most modern upgrades for the fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion