U.S. Navy

By Steve Trimble
The ex-Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) KC-135R topped-off two U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A patrol aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
As the Pentagon rolled out its budget proposal earlier this spring, the U.S. Air Force was circulating its own legislative proposal to other services.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Despite its global sales success, the F-35 entered service five years late and cost billions more than expected to develop and acquire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The new contract, announced April 13, covers studies, engineering analysis, airframe analysis and risk reduction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Defense Department Comptroller recently posted a series of multiyear procurement estimates on its fiscal 2024 budget information website.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are close to an agreement to share control of the uncrewed systems the two services want to fly alongside future fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy's so-called "hypersonic" missile will actually fly at maximum speeds below Mach 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Spending over a 4-year period between fiscal '24-'27 on development and procurement across all five hypersonic weapon programs will total nearly $11.9 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The F-35’s Joint Program Office relies on the oldest F-35s to conduct tests for the most modern upgrades for the fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman on April 3 outlined its full team of subcontractors for its U.S. Navy E-XX Take-Charge-and-Move-Out (Tacamo) offer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The awards come nearly seven months after the U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) operational prototyping program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided not to proceed with replacing the F-35’s F135 powerplant with either of two alternatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week staff
U.S. Navy Adm. (ret.) William H. McRaven, now a senior advisor at Lazard, spoke with Aviation Week editors about budgets, China and the Russia-Ukraine War.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The budget documents offer the first glimpse of the procurement profile for the boost-glide missile that is common with the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The latest setback means the IOC milestone is now expected nearly two years after the original schedule set at contract award to Boeing in August 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 request includes an increase in procurement and research and looks to cut the current fleet to pay for it.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Navy are using new congressional authorities to buy Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy wants to end the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton buy at 22, far short of the program of record as it looks to procure other uncrewed systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway has decided to purchase Sikorsky’s MH-60R helicopter as a replacement for the NHIndustries NH90s that Oslo permanently grounded last summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Australia will buy three U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack subs before embarking on a trilateral submarine development under the AUKUS defense pact.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps want to maintain production of the Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C at a steady rate over the next five years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy wants an increase in critical, long-range munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Shield AI and Boeing have agreed to explore ways to deepen an existing relationship by working to introduce artificial intelligence pilots on combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is focusing heavily on maritime strike as it looks toward the Pacific with a need for munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A decades-old concept for a ubiquitous battlefield network concept is starting to become reality.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare