Thirteen years before he led a daring B-25 raid over Japan, Lt. (later Gen.) James Doolittle made his first mark on aviation history. On Sep. 24, 1929, Doolittle proved an aircraft could fly and land safely even if the pilot could not see the ground or horizon.

UAV-maker envisions pushing decisions to frontline soldiers, autonomous weapons.

NASA ready to embrace deep Space laser communications and U.S. Marine corps calls for 150-nm-range loitering munition.

Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.

Top officials argue the service cannot push too far on autonomy, warning of requirements creep dragging down the schedule and increasing costs.

Sweden accelerates airlifter buy after budget increase, and NASA ready to embrace deep space laser communications. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.

The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.