U.S. Army

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is evaluating the use of high-altitude balloons for electromagnetic spectrum sensors and radio networking for maritime awareness.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is hunting for a new large, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The Missile Defense Agency will soon deliver new radars to Guam ahead of planned large-scale tests of its new ballistic missile defense architecture.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
House appropriators want to cut the administration’s planned military procurement and operations spending, to allow for more R&D and personnel spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The 4,000-lb.-thrust Draper has now amassed more than 50 hot fire tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An ongoing study is focusing on reviving the military variant of the former Short Brothers Sherpa utility aircraft for the defense and firefighting markets.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
A presolicitation notice on May 23 by the Army’s contracting agency calls for industry to submit ideas for a 1-ton-capable, cargo uncrewed aircraft system.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Guy Norris
The rapid growth of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based rocket developer comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is eyeing increased production of the Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, with a solicitation targeting a new manufacturing site for the missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Eric Fanning, head of the Aerospace Industries Association, laid out a list of new legislative priorities.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
With FARA canceled and FLRAA’s design changed, U.S. Special Operations Command is adjusting its own modernization goals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment plans to test a long-endurance flight of its Horus high-altitude pseudo satellite, as it pitches its modular payload for military missions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft recently completed a preliminary design review, with the tiltrotor incorporating special-operations tweaks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The main surprise in the defense microelectronics manufacturer Mercury Systems' third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings report was a net loss of $44.6 million.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
With the U.S. Army’s cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, U.S. Special Operations Command is reviewing its A/MH-6 helicopter fleet
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Cancellation of the U.S. Army’s scout helicopter program is driving focus on UAS and uncrewed teaming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.
Army Aviation Association of America

By Guy Norris
In 2008 Piasecki and Boeing revealed they had worked together on a “minimum” modification of the Chinook, called the Tilt Duct CH-47.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Leonardo diverted the latest new-build TH-73A Thrasher training helicopter for the U.S. Navy for display at the Army Aviation Association of America summit.
Army Aviation Association of America