Defense

The U.S. Air Force is exploring having just one pilot fly its newest tanker in a move Air Mobility Command says could be needed to operate with more agility in war.

On a day of big announcements, Aviation Week editors discuss the latest developments in defense at Farnborough Airshow 2022.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is dropping helicopter operations from its plan to recover the Vulcan rocket’s BE-4 engines for reuse, Aerospace DAILY has learned.

The U.S. Air Force is working to shift internal Pentagon thinking on selling advanced air-to-air weapons to allies, saying the worry needs to be what is the risk if other nations do not have the missiles, not what is the risk if they do.

Kuwait’s Air Force is steadily building its Eurofighter experience as it advances its government-to-government procurement of the combat aircraft with Italy.

The project builds on an earlier initiative announced in 2019 by the UK Defense Ministry.

The UK is to build a demonstrator to support the development of its Tempest crewed combat aircraft.

The delivery of the first VC-25B, a converted used Boeing 747-800, was previously expected in 2024.

The firing sets up a campaign to extend the range of the air dominance missile “significantly.”

British and Japanese engineers are advancing work on advanced antenna that could form basis of future Tempest radar.

The announcement comes as NATO has kicked off its study for a Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability.

Sweden’s NH90 helicopter fleet are “not delivering” on a critical mission and an ongoing review will decide whether to dispose of them by November.

Proposals to increase the size of the Swedish Air Force come as Sweden has committed to spend 2% of GDP on defense ahead of its entry into NATO.

A stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine War, a looming recession and supply chain issues are curbing investor enthusiasm for defense stocks.

Boeing’s model of bidding low and taking on fixed-price contracts has meant cost overruns and schedule delays.

The RAF's chief of staff is focused on acquiring a new capability that can be more rapidly fielded.

A promotional video shows a Lockheed Martin F-16 releasing the new Ice Breaker cruise missile.

Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden explains the company's European strategy.

The MBDA-led team has undertaken the first firings of the directed-energy weapon.

Ascent is looking to to shorten the training pipeline.

SpaceX CRS-25 autonomously docked to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment Harmony module on July 16, delivering more than 5,800 lbs. of crew supplies, science investigations, technology development projects and station hardware.

Australia plans to announce which nuclear-powered submarine it will choose in the first quarter of 2023, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says.

Senior Royal Air Force officers say the air arm is now moving forward with procurement of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft after a series of “distractions” in the program.

Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Corp., was replaced on July 15 by President Vladimir Putin.

Airbus Helicopters has established teaming arrangements with industry partners as it prepares to offer a militarized version of its H175 twin-engine super-medium rotorcraft for the UK’s £1.2 billion ($1.42 billion) New Medium Helicopter requirement.