The F-35 joint program office has linked a proposed multibillion dollar sustainment package to a demand for Lockheed Martin to provide access to critical data at the back end of the multiyear deal.

Finnish procurement officials say they expect all five contenders in the country’s HX Fighter competition to remain in the race until the end.

Heavy-lift helicopter operator Erickson has secured FAA certification for a composite main rotor blade for its S-64 Aircrane.

Bristow is conducting search-and-rescue trials in the UK with an unmanned helicopter as it considers how to use the technology for future search-and-rescue contracts.

A trial for the program has transitioned into operational use.

As Boeing begins to manufacture T-7A Red Hawk engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) aircraft for Air Force testing, the company still is using its two production-representative jets to collect data.

An operational flight test trainer will reside at Moody AFB in Georgia and a weapon system trainer in Kirtland AFB in New Mexico.

“The really dangerous future” is autonomous drone warfare, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk said Feb. 28 during the annual Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando.