Boeing delivered the first KC-46A refueling tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Oct. 28, marking the first international delivery for the program.

The U.S. Air Force on Oct. 29 selected GE Aviation to power the F-15EX fleet with the award of an almost $1.6 billion contact.

The U.S. Air Force has established a detachment to develop training methods and standards for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

A video of a twin-seat variant of the Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” stealth fighter has emerged on the internet, suggesting China has developed the world’s first

Pratt & Whitney will start altitude tests on its experimental XA101 engine in early 2022, though the CEO of parent company Raytheon Technologies warns it would be a difficult and expensive effort to install it on F-35As as some lawmakers are calling for and the U.S. Air Force is exploring.

A Boeing F-15EX completed the first operational test mission with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis AFB, Nevada, the U.S. Air Force said on Oct. 26. 

Australia’s New South Wales Police Force Aviation Command has commissioned three new Bell 429 helicopters as the unit transits into a Bell fleet.

The U.S. Air Force has started to claw back from an engine shortage in its F-35 fleet that has grounded dozens of the aircraft, as Pratt & Whitney and the service’s depot have changed some processes and sped up production.