U.S. Navy

By Brian Everstine
Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The U.S. AFRL has decided to wind down its ambitious air-breathing hypersonic Mayhem development program, citing insufficient operational demand.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Special Operations Command is reviewing the role of its CV-22 fleet amid a three-month-long grounding of the fleet following a fatal crash.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeyes, maintaining airline pilots’ flying skills, and what should be done to solve problems at Boeing.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
The requirements for the Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) missile call for a small, cheap alternative to an advanced cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Multiple U.S. aircraft including B-1B long-range bombers conducted dozens of air strikes on Feb. 2 targeting Iranian officials and militias in Iraq and Syria.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s CMV-22B fleet is not “operationally suitable” because of failures of many of its subsystems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) in late January passed its preliminary design review (PDR) on an accelerated schedule.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Mike Kelly and Rob Mather
Lockheed Martin and IFS discuss how artificial intelligence could transform aircraft maintenance in commercial and defense segments.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft early Jan. 24 local time conducted air strikes on locations linked to Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah inside Iraq.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and UK on Jan. 22 conducted another round of air strikes on Houthi militia targets inside Yemen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Jan. 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
On Nov. 15, 1994, a female fighter pilot flew a combat mission for the U.S. for the very first time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
While the U.S. and UK were the only nations to conduct the strikes, they were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft on Jan. 4 struck and killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group in Baghdad.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Navy has reassigned Grumman C-2 Greyhounds from USS Ronald Reagan to USS Carl Vinson in the wake of the grounding of the Vinson's CMV-22 Ospreys.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
More details about France’s V-MAX hypersonic glider flight test have emerged.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Congressional authorizers want a broad relook at U.S. Air Force and Navy tactical aircraft force structure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin’s two electronic warfare pod programs progress toward flight testing and airworthiness certification.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army faces a longer wait for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon though DOD officials say the launcher problem should not impact the Navy’s CPS program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The acquisition of the first batch of 27 retired SH-60s has been approved, with another 79 possibly to follow in future batches.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally contracted for three additional Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, just days after funding was approved by the Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon plans by year's end to select which uncrewed autonomous systems will see accelerated development and bulk purchases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Navy P-8A submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion