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Jun 09, 2023
Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft
Jun 09, 2023
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.
Jun 08, 2023
On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.
Jun 08, 2023
Lockheed’s tanker engine choice; Iran claims it has hypersonic missile; Japan awards warship contract; Poland’s first FA-50.
Jun 02, 2023
Ted Colbert, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, vows to bid differently for future programs in a conversation with Aviation Week.

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Sep 18, 2023
Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.
Sep 18, 2023
London has introduced new laws after former UK military pilots were found to have been providing training to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force.
Sep 14, 2023
The U.S. government has cleared South Korea to move forward with a previously approved plan to buy a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Sep 13, 2023
A House-passed version of a bill to authorize defense spending for fiscal 2024 included a restriction on the use of any money to purchase another WGS spacecraft.
Sep 11, 2023
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Sept. 11 used what is typically his largest stage.
Sep 11, 2023
“The Air and Space Forces must change, or we’ll fail to prevent, or lose, a war,” U.S. Air Force SecretaryKendall says.
Sep 07, 2023
A major new Pentagon initiative to bring on thousands of cheap autonomous systems will not require new funding or authorities.
Sep 06, 2023
A notice to industry released by the UK Defense Ministry says it wants to focus on developing laser weapons for both maritime and ground-based air defense.