U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Graham Warwick
Hydroplane has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A nonpublic investigation into the recent crash highlights an increasing disconnect between the U.S. Air Force and Navy program offices.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force and Army support finally takes Piasecki’s Ares into the air.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Service officials have said the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform is on pause as it reviews requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force and U.S. Navy have fielded the latest version of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The head of the U.S. Air Force wants Congress to expand a newly approved authority to start acquisition programs ahead of authorization from lawmakers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Newly-released documents reveal plans for a series of experimental flight tests to assess potential upgrades to the Northrop Grumman LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion engine-makers are awaiting a possible redirection over power needs amid the U.S. Air Force's NGAD review.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo is already working to certify the 185-kW VH-3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Denver-based startup is developing a “transpiration-cooled” thermal protection system and an optical-fiber temperature sensor system.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Now, with NGAD on hold, the Air Force looks to speedrun through a review of that work.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force requested $29.6 billion in fiscal 2025, representing about 3.5% of the overall Defense Department budget request.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force is now having conversations about how much funding for the MTI mission might be included in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
While the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort prioritizes quick fielding, Project VENOM plans to evaluate future improved capabilities—including AI.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service in its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, to be released next year, will increase the MG-139 program of record to at least 56 helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer appears to be on track to roll out its first conforming Midnight air taxi during the fourth quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Spire Global has agreed to pay lender Blue Torch Capital $10 million toward outstanding principal as part of a deal to waive certain loan terms.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
SNC won a U.S. Army award for ISR aircraft as it is breaking ground on a major site for the USAF “doomsday plane” program.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The funding would help develop Outpost Space’s Carryall reentry capsule.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The first EA-37B Compass Call for the U.S. Air Force’s operational unit touched down Aug. 23 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system was flight-tested on several Boeing C-17s, performing consistently.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare