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Boeing’s defense unit shows profit, despite $222M loss on KC-46, T-7

Boeing’s defense unit recorded $222 million in losses in the first quarter of 2024 on two of its main fixed-price development programs, the KC-46A...

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US Air Force reports lower B-21 costs after negotiations with Northrop

The Air Force is seeing the unit cost of the B-21 Raider, its next stealth bomber, come down after negotiations with manufacturer Northrop Grumman,...

Photographer Snaps Incredible Shots Of Low Flying F-117 Jets

The two F-117 stealth jets were flying the famous Sidewinder Low-Level Training Route in California. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was officially retired by the U.S....

Italian Eurofighter Units Gather For ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’ Exercise

The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet to Red Flag – Akaska in the U.S. The Italian Air Force is currently conducting Exercise...

Navy wish list seeks Red Sea missiles, backs submarine-industrial base

The U.S. Navy sent lawmakers a $2.2 billion wish list for fiscal 2025, which includes several items that would fill in gaps that arose...

Exclusive Interview With USMC’s New West Coast F-35B Demo Pilot

West Coast F-35B Demonstration Team Debuts New Demo Pilot At Yuma Airshow 2024. With the North America 2024 airshow season kicking off in full effect...

Smart Green Shipping Begins On-Land Testing of FastRig, a Shipping Wingsail

Smart Green Shipping, the U.K.-based company designs wind-power technology for commercial shipping, said March 14 it has commenced on-land testing of FastRig. This is...

Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory

Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist,...

Revamped KC-46 vision system slipping into 2026, nearly two years late

The rollout of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker’s new remote vision system will likely slip into 2026, placing it nearly two years behind schedule,...

It’s time to appreciate energy’s influence upon sea power

This is the fifth commentary in a multipart series exploring ways to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The first part is here, the second...

US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases

The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025 would cut procurement of two major fighter programs — the F-35A and F-15EX Eagle II —...

SpaceX tentatively targets March 14 for third Starship flight

SpaceX may be on the cusp of launching its massive Starship rocket for a third time, potentially as early as next Thursday. In an...

NASSCO readying for one program’s end, downturn in repair workload

SAN DIEGO — General Dynamics’ NASSCO shipyard is nearing the end of its Expeditionary Sea Base shipbuilding program, which has been extended multiple times...

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