U.S. Navy

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 experienced an engine fire on takeoff April 18 and conducted an emergency landing, damaging the tiltrotor.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what's at stake.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Near Earth Autonomy is to provide a miniaturized autonomy system to support the demonstration of autonomous resupply in contested environments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing’s beleaguered Defense and Space business made progress on several fronts in the first quarter as part of a broader turnaround plan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s Test Pilot School is looking for a new small fleet of helicopters for training high-risk maneuvers and autorotation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Anduril Industries successfully test-fired two large solid rocket motors recently for the U.S. Navy.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is producing an advanced countermeasures system for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The decision to avoid carrier-representative landings means less engineering and faster development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Advances in fighters, airlifters and refuelers are necessary for the U.S. military to compete with the Chinese Air Force, says the head of Indo-Pacific Command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Both Boeing and the Navy need the Stingray’s success as the service looks to expand its uncrewed fleet on carriers.
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 Brian Everstine
The industry continues to wonder about the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, which has been the next major contract expected to drop after the U.S. Air Force made it pick last month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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 Graham Warwick
Unmanned Aerospace is preparing to begin pilot production of a hydrogen-electric uncrewed cargo gyroplane.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydroplane is working with Enstrom Helicopter and uncrewed cargo aircraft developer Sabrewing Aircraft to incorporate hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is targeting a 25% increase in the operational range of its future F/A-XX strike fighter compared to its existing F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has been awarded an $18.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to mature autonomous refueling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Delayed and over budget, the CVN 78 maintains a high sortie generation rate despite development hurdles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy wants to field a new trainer by 2030 and is planning to rely on virtual carrier landing practice to avoid a long aircraft development cycle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Navy now has no target date for its T-45 replacement award as it continues studies for carrier landing practice.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A $25 billion concept for a Golden Dome upper-layer of 2,000 space-based interceptors has been unveiled by Booz Allen.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The ability of an Aegis guided missile destroyer to detect, track and intercept a maneuvering hypersonic missile has been demonstrated in a simulated test.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Gen. Thomas Bussiere is expected to be nominated as the U.S. Air Force's No. 2, Aviation Week has learned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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