Japan will likely engage Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to undertake the F-X fighter program as prime contractor, with help from a U.S. company, local media reports suggest.

Three companies are expected to stand-up adversary air support operations at five bases by late summer under the first round of awards for the U.S. Air Force's $6.4 billion program for private "red air" services.

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says he does not believe there will ever be a merger of Europe’s two future combat air systems, despite calls from partners at Airbus for such a combination.

The State Department’s unilateral reclassification of formerly Missile Technology Control Regime Category 1 aircraft has no impact on sales of large unmanned aircraft systems in the near-term. The move could even create new uncertainty in the long-term about the status of an emerging class of autonomous “Loyal Wingman” UAS.

Freshly trained Indian Air Force pilots on July 27 ferried five Dassault Rafale fighters to Ambala Air Force Station, where they will become part of the N°17 Squadron “Golden Arrows.”

Turkish Aerospace has delivered the first of 35 Block 30-model F-16 Fighting Falcons to undergo an airframe life extension.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the first flight of a Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system to be operated by Germany.

Boeing plans to return to flight testing its MQ-25 test asset this fall, but this time the air vehicle will be outfitted with a U.S. Navy refueling store.