Lockheed Martin F-35

By Tony Osborne
The use of uncrewed systems by Ukraine is inspiring nations including the UK to make major investments in drone capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine will begin receiving F-16 combat aircraft this summer, the Danish government has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is finally nearly ready to start flight testing a communications pod for the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
As the budget was announced, the head of the Republic of Singapore Air Force shared his priorities ahead of Singapore Airshow 2024.
Singapore Airshow

By Steve Trimble
A lighter-weight replacement is coming for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator as the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider moves moves through flight testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin expects growing international demand to keep its F-35 production line running at pace amid a potential reduction in U.S. buys of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Judges at the Court of Appeal in The Hague sided with anti-war campaign groups in a Feb. 12 ruling.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second European country to opt to perform its own depot-level maintenance, repair and overhaul on the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brandon Patrick
Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney still sees no risk to completing the critical design review on time by the middle of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The company has launched a bid to replace the Honeywell Integrated Power Package with a new system offering greater cooling capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Lockheed Martin plans to cut around 1,220 workers, or 1% of its workforce, in 2024.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has formally joined the growing list of European nations to acquire the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the latest country to put the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on alert.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
As a major F-35 program upgrade stalls shipments, Lockheed executives reconsider their appetite for risk with the Next-Generation Air Dominance program on deck.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The 98 deliveries recorded in 2023 are the lowest total since Lockheed handed-over 91 F-35s to customers in 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An unusual level of suspense comes with Lockheed Martin’s first quarterly status update on the F-35 program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
During a test run on the ground, the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ingested a flashlight left inside an inlet during a maintenance inspection.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Faced with an expected influx of testing with current infrastructure and staff maxed out, Edwards AFB aims to reinvent itself.
Aircraft & Propulsion