China’s air-to-air missile arsenal, Taiwan modifying Chingkuo fighter as a trainer, India’s new AWACS aircraft, Orbital wins military satellite contract and a C295W training services contract for CAE.
Gordon Gekko may have been a fictional movie character, but increasingly he seems alive and well in the boardrooms of U.S. A&D companies—and he could be aiming for a corner office near you, too.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) pegs the amount of money needed to modernize the U.S. Cold War-era nuclear arsenal at $400 billion through fiscal 2026, if the Trump administration continues with the planned purchase of new bombers, missiles and submarines.
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, in coordination with the White House, has ordered a study of what it would take to put astronauts on the first flight of the Orion crew capsule around the Moon, a mission currently scheduled for next year.
With their first Lockheed Martin F-35 squadrons now declared ready for combat, the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps want to speed up the introduction of agile weapons capable of striking fast-moving targets.
Boeing’s civil businesses could contribute to the industrial package accompanying an offer of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the Indian navy, the company says.
Germany will order the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its surface ships as part of a new strategic defense partnership between Oslo and Berlin.
An Ariane 5-ECA on Feb. 14 launched a pair of telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Blackwater founder Erik Prince sat down with Aviation Week editors to discuss his new China-facing transportation services company, Donald Trump and other issues.
A recent, lengthy journey by U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs traveling from Arizona to Japan has sparked a quiet debate within the Pentagon about how often the stealthy fighter needs to refuel during ocean crossings.
Saab is suggesting deep Indian involvement in the development of the proposed carrier-based version of the JAS 39E Gripen, a contender for New Delhi’s latest fighter requirement.
Following installation of its Gamekeeper UAV detection radar in Monaco, UK company Aveillant has sold a system to a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd.
Israel’s Elta is likely to be contracted this month for validation work in Hanwha’s program to develop an advanced radar for South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter.
Less than four years ago, it seemed USAF was on the brink of developing the first generation of air-breathing high-speed strike weapons. Now a classified report warns that the U.S. may be losing its lead in hypersonics to China and Russia.
