United States of America (USA)

By Steve Trimble
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed that his government spent additional money to reserve slots on more Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Aviation Week’s recently released 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast identifies open requirements for the delivery of 6,513 new-build military aircraft worth $250 billion over the next decade.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Armenia has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system for its military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Canadians' reluctance to travel to the U.S. is steadfast a year after the Trump administration began stoking geopolitical tensions between the two neighbors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. Commerce Department will invest $1.6 billion in Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth and take a 10% stake in the firm.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Congressional appropriators seek to add $8 billion to the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal 2026 over its request, calling for $838.7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has made a “significant” investment in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Bill Carey
A Wyoming-based aircraft trust firm has acquired Southern Aircraft Consultancy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Craig Caffrey
Aviation Week Network’s new 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast predicts thata over the course of the next 10 years, 22,132 military aircraft worth $1.2 trillion will be delivered to operators around the world.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Angus Batey
Differences between the business aviation markets in the U.S. and Europe are growing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Taiwan will co-produce 155mm artillery shells in an expansion of joint defense manufacturing efforts, Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The holy grail of the first all-solid-state battery in a production vehicle for delivery to customers is being claimed by small Finnish company Donut Lab.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
U.S. helicopter-borne special operations and law enforcement personnel on Jan. 7 seized two oil tankers in separate hemispheres.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense electronics company Teledyne RISI has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. for providing nonconforming aircraft parts to the military.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military staged one of the most daring, complex and successful military raids in modern history on Venezuela.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Cambium Biomaterials, a California-based startup that manufactures advanced materials for aerospace and defense, raised $100 million in a funding round.
Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
Gogo said it has completed flight testing and is prepared to launch its new 5G air-to-ground network in the contiguous U.S. and southern Canada in January.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revealed a shift in strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
DOT has released two documents that establish the federal government’s first framework for integrating AAM aircraft into the national transportation system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
Service leaders say the U.S. is at a critical moment to keep ahead of adversaries in space tech development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. and France have completed a second bilateral, on-orbit operation related to dynamic space operations.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan has the advanced manufacturing capabilities to become a leading exporter of defense technology systems.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
While Beijing is criticizing the U.S. pursuit of space-based interceptors as reckless, China’s academic institutions are quietly researching similar concepts.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. States announced a $330 million arms sales package to Taiwan on Nov. 13.
Budget, Policy & Operations