Lockheed Martin F-35

By Steve Trimble
A Boeing F-15C has completed the final flight by the aircraft’s active-duty fleet, marking 46 years of operational service by the twin-engine fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
The Trump administration’s next-generation military aircraft plans appear to be moving the U.S. away from global partnerships.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
As the industry eagerly awaits the announcement of the winner of the competition for the F/A-XX 6th-generation naval fighter, there are many other lines of modernization efforts that the Navy is trying to address to increase its capabilities to better deal with current and future threats.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Defense Ministry says it has secured an “advantageous” proposal for the continued lease of Saab Gripens until Lockheed Martin F-35s arrive.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The combat aircraft that emerges from the trinational Global Combat Air Program could have twice the payload of the F-35A, Royal Air Force officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S. imports.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The UK says F-35 delays to production and upgrades will not impact its plans to declare the aircraft's full operational capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Long-standing personnel and parts shortages are sidelining aircraft as service leaders call for more funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dan Caine, nominated as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants the DOD to increase its work with nontraditional firms.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Secretary of the Air Force nominee Troy Meink told lawmakers the service’s fleet is “probably too small on the fighter and bomber side of the house.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Australia expects to use a series of demos with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA this year to define its investment plan for such a capability, an official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, its strike aircraft and support ships are conducting an exercise off the coast of North Carolina.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Australian government says the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM is now operationally ready for use on its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A backlash to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions is raising pressure on the F-35 orderbook, and dozens of planned deliveries are being reviewed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Canada selected the F-35A to replace its aging Boeing CF-18 fleet in 2022 after a lengthy, circuitous competition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kevin Michaels
It is time for our leaders and industry associations to elevate their advocacy against the Trump administration’s dangerous policies before it is too late.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The company laid out a new proposal for CCA to Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Brian Everstine
The comments are a shift in the Air Force’s recent history with adversary aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Internal testing validated that the Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) is mature enough now to enter an engineering and manufacturing development phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile has been flown on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the first time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Spotted at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, the forward fuselage of the Rockwell XFV-12A looked disconsolate on its trolley.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
John Phelan, a career investment manager and U.S. Navy outsider, painted a glowing description of the F-35’s capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion