The U.S. Air Force, in need of more than 26,000 hr. of aerial refueling support, is continuing to search for commercial service providers to make up some of the shortfall caused in part by late delivery of the Boeing KC-46 tanker. 

Joint Simulation Environment verification and validation activities, a key hurdle before the F-35 program enters full-rate production, are being conducted in a “limited capacity” because of the novel coronavirus.

Saab has cut metal on the first components for the two-seat JAS-39F Gripen, marking a milestone in the design and development of the new fighter.

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, pulled into Guam during a deployment because of a growing outbreak of the novel coronavirus spreading among sailors throughout the decks.

Germany will make a split buy of Eurofighters and U.S.-made F/A-18 Super Hornets to replace its aging Panavia Tornadoes, media reports have suggested.

Britain’s Royal Air Force has suspended all flying displays as the COVID-19 pandemic hits major public events and airshows across the UK and Europe.

Bell and Sikorsky have been chosen to enter the second phase of design and testing potential replacements for AH-64 Apaches used for armed reconnaissance.

A portion of a $2 trillion spending bill to provide relief to a nation reeling from the novel coronavirus pandemic would provide $10.5 billion in additional funding for the U.S. military.