Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. State Department has given a boost to Lockheed Martin’s bid for an F-16V Block 70/72 contract from the Philippines by approving an export
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Special mission Beechcraft King Air 300 twin-turboprop aircraft used by the U.S. Army has surpassed 50,000 flight hours, Textron Aviation has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Nearly 20 years after contract award, the carrier air wing selected to ferry the F-35C for its inaugural deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has completed the qualifications required for future operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

UVision Air, a Tel Aviv-based company, has sold loitering munitions to the U.S. Marine Corps to integrate on light vehicles and unmanned surface craft
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany looks set to become the latest customer for Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, after German lawmakers approved funding for an interim buy of the platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz
Listen in as the president and CEO of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) discusses the company’s upcoming first launch of the new Vulcan rocket, the impact of the Space Force and the future of space transportation.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Estes Industries, famous among model rocket enthusiasts for the company’s solid propellant motors, has spun off a new company sporting lineage to Aurora Flight Sciences that aims to provide engineering support for larger launchers.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has received backing for the agency’s plan to adopt a proposed new space radiation career exposure limit that would likely require a waiver for multiyear, roundtrip missions to Mars using current shielding and propulsion technologies.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
Bell is formally transitioning the V-280 from the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program to focus on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
One of the Philippine Air Force's newly purchased Sikorsky/PZL S-70i Black Hawk helicopters crashed on June 23, killing the six crew onboard.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Relations have cooled since European experiments flew on the Tiangong prototype.
Space

By Tony Osborne
German lawmakers have given the green light to fund the next steps for the European Future Combat Air System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Congress can anticipate a detailed cost and schedule assessment for NASA’s efforts to return human explorers to the Moon under the Biden administration’s version of the Artemis initiative to establish a sustained human lunar presence and prepare for expeditions to Mars by the end of this year, agency Administrator Bill Nelson says.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The British government has dismissed Russian claims that a UK warship entered Russian territorial waters off the Crimean peninsula.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France has deployed fighters to the Pacific island of Tahiti for the first time as part of a demonstration of French air power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Eurosatory

BOEING received $578m FMS order to manufacture 14 H-47 Block II Chinooks for delivery to RAF starting 2026.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Development Agency is poised to send its first five small experimental satellites and payload on orbit, with the intent to validate space-based laser communications, battle management and target custody technology.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian Navy appears to have taken delivery of its first Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 remotely piloted air vehicle after an example was shown at an event to commemorate 65 years of Indonesian naval aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The prize is a contract to deliver 140-160 commercial derivative aircraft between 2029 and as late as 2042. Which one do you think will win? Cast your vote.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The three flights logged on June 22 by the future US Air Force jet trainer were the first in nearly a year.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
China’s new space station is due to be completed in 2022 after 11 missions.
Space

By Irene Klotz
International relations are in play with the opening of China’s new space station.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the UK marks the first export variant of the Special Operations Command’s MH-47G aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Two of the supplemental type certificate programs for the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139 have fallen behind schedule. One of them concerns the Air Force most of all.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Procter and Gamble is working with NASA to develop a space version of its Tide detergent to clean the clothing and fabrics of astronauts assigned to future missions to the Moon and Mars that could double as a more environmentally friendly cleanser for use on Earth.
Space