United States of America (USA)

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group is seeing an “enormous” increase in demand on its Asia routes since the Iran war started and plans increased services to Africa and Asia-Pacific
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Gulf airlines are operating miniscule schedules, if any, after the U.S. and Israel started their war against Iran. Threats to security could slow recovery, too.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
With the Israeli and U.S. air campaign against Iran entering its sixth day, a phase may be emerging: a hunt for Shahed drone launchers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Since Israel and the U.S. launched their war against Iran, commercial aviation in the region has been thrown into deep turmoil with severe global repercussions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
An Iranian drone has damaged Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan in the latest blow to commercial aviation from the escalating Middle East conflict.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron
Airlines forced to suspend operations following airspace closures in the Middle East are now focusing on repatriation and repositioning flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ella Nethersole, Kurt Hofmann
Recovery from the major disruption to commercial aviation caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could take weeks, industry players said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
U.S. forces struck an Iranian aircraft carrier for drones in the first hours of the war on Feb. 28, U.S. Central Command said on March 2.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A group of competing defense contractors in the U.S. are jousting with each other to replace the venerable Patriot air defense missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Trump Administration tariffs will remain both real and unreal for the aerospace and defense sector.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.
Supply Chain

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