The decision could expand total production to 10,000 units of the baseline and extended range (JASSM-ER) stealthy cruise missile, or 5,100 more than the previous ceiling.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered its 100th F-35 wing to Lockheed Martin, as Israeli industry eyes the potential for new work on the stealthy fighter following the ejection of Turkey from the program.
Canadian aerospace parts manufacturer Avcorp Industries and its unionized workforce have reached a new labor agreement after a contentious lockout of workers.
The Senate confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten, with a vote of 75-22, as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, despite allegations of sexual assault made by a junior officer.
AAR recently garnered attention by landing a new $118.6 million contract to deliver two 737 aircraft and associated support equipment to the U.S. Marine Corps–significant because the armed service was looking to buy new-build aircraft.
The U.S. will deploy one Patriot battery, four Sentinel radars and 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia in response to the recent attacks on the nation’s energy infrastructure.
British unmanned aircraft developer Blue Bear has completed the first flights of UAVs equipped with a lightweight Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) this week recognized and designated the small comet 2I/Borisov as the Solar System’s second interstellar visitor.
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. Charles Brown says he is interested in using a laser weapon powered by a small nuclear reactor as a future option for defending small bases dotted across the Indo-Pacific region.
Unmanned aircraft maker AeroVironment is losing its chief financial officer (CFO), Teresa Covington, to another private company, and is searching for a new one, but shareholders are not taking the news well.
Italy has become the first F-35 operator to deploy the fifth-generation fighter on a NATO mission, sending the aircraft to perform air policing in Iceland.
Counter-unmanned aircraft system manufacturer Citadel Defense has announced a $1 million contract award from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to protect against drones along the Mexican border.
Avic expects to achieve airworthiness certification next month for the AC312E helicopter while also working on a successor type, a company manager said.
German air rescue service ADAC Luftrettung has conducted a simulated rescue operation using a Volocopter eVTOL to fly a doctor to the scene of an accident.
NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have completed the critical design review for the X-59 QueSST low-boom supersonic flight demo, paving the way for the next key decision point on the program.
The Pentagon has awarded a $352.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for Generation 3 helmet-mounted displays as part of F-35 low-rate initial production Lots 12-14.
The U.S. Air Force will offer more than $500 million in pricing credits for bidders on a B-52 re-engining program that can achieve maximum targets for fuel consumption and unscheduled removal rates, according to a draft request for proposal released on Sept. 6.
