Defense and Space

The Department of Defense laid out a long-anticipated plan to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35 in bulk beginning in the early 2020s.

Germany’s Volocopter has lifted the veil on its vision for on-demand urban air mobility services.

The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to inject competition into the supply chain as support costs mount.

Germany needs 40-60 new heavy-lift helicopters to replace its CH-53G Stallions. Photos: CH-53K by Thinh D. Nguye, Andrew McMurtrie and Damien A. Guarnieri/Lockheed Martin; CH-47 by Tony Osborne/AW&ST

U.S. Air Force student and instructor pilots have reported eight additional physiological events in the T-6 Texan II trainer since March 1.

While remembering the RAF’s centennial, a British embassy official muses on the long-lasting alliance between the UK and the U.S.

Leonardo is demonstrating two British AW159 helicopters in Malaysia as part of a campaign to meet a long-outstanding requirement for anti-submarine rotorcraft.

In the Franco-German vision, the future air combat system includes a manned combat aircraft along with unmanned elements and would succeed the in-service Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon around 2040.

U.S. Air Force looks to detect orbital threats, Airbus launches inspection drone, Bye flies electric light aircraft, and kite-like drone wins accelerator prize.

An upgrade to the three Jindalee over-the-horizon radars will begin coming on line in 2024.

The world’s leading Advanced Photon Source is poised to help U.S. recovery efforts in race for hypersonic dominance.

The attack included 105 long-range cruise missiles, fired from U.S. Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers, British Panavia Tornado GR4s, French Dassault Rafale fighters and ships in the Mediterranean

The Pentagon is laying the groundwork to dissolve the F-35 Joint Program Office.

Concerns over the Western aerospace sector’s access to titanium crested again April 13 following comments from a key Russian lawmaker.

The Admiral Kuznetzov carrier will return to service in 2021 after extensive repairs, the Russian defense ministry reported April 13, quoting Deputy Minister Yury Borisov.

The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has appointed Jeff Boleng to lead the Department of Defense’s software acquisition strategy.

The introduction of the F-35 into the USMC inventory is driving a need for another adversary air training capability to keep pilots’ air combat skills honed.

Japan’s industry ministry is backing a push by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to increase cooperation among the country’s aerostructure suppliers.

The F-35 finally completed flight testing on April 11, 2018, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, but it still has to complete its "final exam."

The USMC wants to prioritize a manned high-speed attack rotorcraft from the technologies that emerge from the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift studies.

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking at adopting the ship-killing Naval Strike Missile, jointly built by Norway’s Kongsberg and Raytheon.

As part of its bid for India’s 110 fighter aircraft requirement, Boeing is laying the groundwork to produce its F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet in the country.

The Czech Republic has upgraded its Saab Gripens to give them an enhanced air-to-ground capability.

Indonesian Aerospace has signed letters of intent to supply three aircraft—two maritime patrollers and a transporter—to two African countries.

Test flights of the MUAV surveillance drone have begun at a Republic of Korea Air Force base, revealing additions including what appear to be weapon pylons.