| Aug 11 | Unmanned program could suffer if Congress blocks F-22 retirements, ... The Air Force wants to retire 33 older F-22s in fiscal 2023, but Congress wants the service to keep the fighter jets and bring them to parity with newer variants. |
| Aug 11 | Philippines tries to claw back money after canceling Russian helico... Transport helicopters are a vital component of the Philippine military; the country is an archipelagic nation made up of more than 7,000 islands and is beset with natural disasters and ongoing insurgencies. |
| Aug 11 | US Air Force moves to shield Wedgetail acquisition from continuing ... The Air Force says a continuing resolution could slow down its plans to award a contract for the E-7 Wedgetail in February. |
| Aug 10 | Canada plans to buy four new Airbus tankers, requests proposal Airbus was designated as the only supplier qualified to provide the tankers to the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a result, a formal request for its proposal for the planes was issued to the firm on May 13, 2022. |
| Aug 9 | NATO fortifies Eastern Europe’s defenses under new ‘air shielding’ ... Stronger air and missile defenses will remain in place in Eastern Europe for the long run, a NATO official said last month. |
| Aug 8 | Here’s what we know about F-35 ejection seat woes so far Military officials won’t answer whether they’ve found the problem on any planes. |
| Aug 4 | Machinist union votes to approve new Boeing contract, averting strike The union had objected to proposed changes to employees' 401(k) benefits, and in late July voted to reject the contract offer and strike. |
| Aug 3 | How L3Harris created US special operators’ new plane to hunt and st... “We were trying to look at our own past experiences and understand what made it work,” L3Harris' Luke Savoie said of the design process for the AT-802U Sky Warden, U.S. Special Operations Command's new Armed Overwatch plane. |
| Aug 1 | US Special Operations Command chooses L3Harris’ Sky Warden for Arme... AFSOC hopes its Armed Overwatch plane will be able to pressure violent extremist groups in austere places like Africa, where the airspace is largely permissive. |
| Aug 1 | Most US F-35s temporarily grounded as ejection seat issue threatens... Air Combat Command aims to finish checking its F-35As for faulty ejection seats by mid-October. |
| Jul 29 | US State Department approves $8.4 billion F-35 sale to Germany The State Department on Thursday announced the foreign military sales (FMS) approval for up to 35 F-35A aircraft, along with munitions and related equipment, for a total estimated cost of $8.4 billion. |
| Jul 29 | They’re ‘all different’: Air Force adviser says services diverge on... “I’ve looked at all of the documentation associated with all three,” she said, referencing Project Convergence, Project Overmatch and the Advanced Battle Management System. |
| Jul 29 | What’s gone wrong - and right - with Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker? As the KC-46 Pegasus gets approved for more flight missions, the aircraft has been riddled with issues as the Air Force seeks to modernize its tanker fleet for the challenges of this century. |
| Jul 27 | Supply chain, inflation woes drag down Boeing’s defense profit Boeing executives called the defense sector's results "disappointing," and the company warned in filings more losses on key programs could be coming. |
| Jul 27 | Battle from the skies: How aviation advances empower the Corps’ new... The “air” part has remained in a holding pattern as top aviators rethought how the air side will fit into the new Force Design 2030 plan. |
| Jul 27 | Hindustan Aeronautics awards $100M engine contract to Honeywell HAL is exploring export opportunities for the HTT-40 basic trainer with Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. |
| Jul 25 | Leonardo DRS chief talks taking out drone swarms and what integrate... The Army won't be able to shoot down a swarm of enemy drones they way it would a single drone, Leonardo DRS CEO William Lynn said, so it needs a new strategy. |
| Jul 25 | Machinists union votes to reject Boeing contract over 401(k) disput... The union said the 401(k) offered in Boeing's contract was inadequate: "We will not allow this company to put our members’ hard-earned retirements in jeopardy.” |
| Jul 23 | Future of autonomous flight comes into focus at Farnborough Airshow “There is no reason why [a drone wingman] should be any less autonomous than what the F-35 is doing right now,” an F-35 pilot from the Royal Air Force said on Tuesday. |
| Jul 22 | Up, up and away: Airbus’ Zephyr drone breaks flight record high abo... Army Futures Command launched a record-breaking test of the Zephyr, a UAS designed by Airbus. |