Lockheed Martin F-35

By Robert Wall
Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Robert Wall
The management strategy for the prized F-47 contract is, “Don’t screw it up,” Boeing Defense and Space Interim CEO Steve Parker tells Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A cost estimate jumped 46% in three years to C$27.7 billion ($20.2 billion) to complete the acquisition of 88 F-35As for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
GOP House appropriators are seeking to increase spending for sixth-generation fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office is still months away from finalizing details of the aircraft's new upgrade road map.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Canadian government on June 9 committed to pouring another C$9.3 billion ($6.8 billion) into defense spending this year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A Royal Netherlands Air Force report urges “targeted interventions” to keep Joint Strike Fighter pilots healthy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German parliament’s budget committee has given the green light for the country to acquire Kongsberg Joint Strike Missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is mulling a nuclear sharing role in NATO amid a strategic defense overhaul.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Canadian politicians’ past promises to bolster defense spending underdelivered, but this time may be different.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Defense Ministry has agreed to a proposed offer from Sweden for the continued lease of Saab Gripen combat aircraft, prior to replacement by the F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK’s military will be adapted to warfighting readiness in response to a new era of global instability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Teasing the long-awaited Strategic Defense Review to be published June 2, UK Defense Secretary John Healey said the UK needs to bolster its defense industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Tony Osborne
Czech airframer Aero Vodochody has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the development of a reconnaissance pod.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has outlined a series of upgrades to the F-35 that could provide fifth-generation-plus capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Royal Canadian Air Force pilots recently started familiarization training on Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Saab is preparing for higher output for Global Eye airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Craig Caffrey and Rachel Hutchison
Once unthinkable, Europe now outspends the U.S. in some defense figures, but building back its arsenal will take time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
Japan has plotted a methodical and phased approach to fighter modernization that will transform their air combat capabilities in a relatively short amount of time.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Air Self Defense Force has received its first set of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters equipped with Technical Refresh 3 upgrades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force wants to upgrade or replace the towed-decoy system on the Rockwell International B-1B Lancer bomber.
Missile Defense & Weapons