USAF leader campaigns for space-based sensors; Japan lifts F-35 grounding; Protected satcom satellite to launch; Indonesia’s indigenous combat aircraft pod.

While ADS-B has been installed on various military models, only a few of the roughly 13,000 manned DOD aircraft will be equipped when the mandate takes effect.

As offensive weapon development continues, the Pentagon ramps up hypersonic defense activity.

Even without manned air power, small rebel groups in Yemen can deploy small, long-range UAVs.

Italy would be a “great partner” for the UK and Sweden on the future fighter project, says Leonardo’s UK chief.

Bye and Oxis team on batteries; Wright tests hybrid propulsion; TsAGI’s next-gen regional; DLR’s cargo autogyro; AFRL flies autonomy; DARPA backs flow control.

Boeing’s exit from the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent program to replace the U.S.’s nuclear ICBMs leave the Air Force with Northrop as a lone contractor. Aviation Week editors discuss the company’s possible motivation and what it means for the future of the Pentagon’s nuclear program.

Boeing’s withdrawal from the competition to replace the Minuteman III risks altering the U.S. nuclear triad.