Lockheed Martin F-35

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British-made alternative to the StormBreaker small diameter glide bomb.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
NATO will bolster the defense of Poland after violations of that country’s airspace by Russian uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) earlier this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about the limits of artificial intelligence, fixing Washington National Airport, and the attempt to relocate space shuttle Discovery.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Matthew Fulco
U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy hopes to fly a jet-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) demonstrator from the deck of a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier as soon as next year.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Coming out of the service’s biggest exercise in recent history, the Air Force looks to make changes, but uncertainty is bubbling up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry is working on two missiles very similar to the MBDA Meteor. Now it seems we may finally know part of the reason why.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Planned investments for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) include several key procurements across the domains of air mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), training, air combat capability, and unmanned systems.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
F-35 deliveries have continued to be delayed despite steps to incentivize timely handovers, a new government watchdog report says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Czech Republic has agreed to fly its leased Saab Gripen C/Ds another decade to bridge a gap as it looks to introduce Lockheed Martin F-35s over the period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about NASA’s budget, the European defense industry, Lockheed Martin F-35 development, midair close calls and corporate accounting priorities.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brandon Patrick
About 98 aircraft are expected to enter Belgian military service in the coming decade, with 43 from requirements that are currently open and quite new.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is now planning to field two key long-range missiles for its aircraft by fall of 2026, a further delay to both programs
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has seen its highest mishap rate in 11 years in 2025, as the service’s air forces commander says he is pushing to reduce the rate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Hydraulic fluid contaminated with water froze inside an F-35A’s landing gear during a training flight in Alaska, eventually forcing the pilot to eject, according to a U.S. Air Force investigation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S Navy is quickly approaching its deadline to get the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed refueler in the air ahead of sending it to carriers next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Tensions within the U.S. Air Force have come to the boil, leading to the surprise announcement that the service’s top officer is handing in his uniform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
While Portugal’s effort to replace its F-16 fleet have dragged on, other elements of the Portuguese Air Force’s 5.3 Modernization Plan are progressing more smoothly.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
F-35 purchases by European countries are back in the spotlight as Spain scraps procurement plans and Switzerland wrestles with a $1.6 billion cost surge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Additive manufacturing specialists are boosting parts portfolios, services and standardization to improve aerospace offerings.
Marketplace

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland’s government has instructed the country’s defense ministry to look at options after failing to find agreement with the U.S. on price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Swiss Defense Ministry's latest equipment program review has flagged various concerns over the procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion