Air Force Studies Reviving Boeing C-17 Production Versus Building New Airlifter
The U.S. Air Force has moved a once-speculative idea into a formal procurement study: whether Boeing can restart production of…
Boeing Says 17,000-Worker Strike Could Halt 777-9 Approval, Slow 737 Output
Boeing is trying to increase 737 production while protecting 777-9 certification work, but both efforts now depend on constraints it…
SpaceX Plans First Orbital Starship Flight Without a Tower Catch
Starship’s next flight is built around a conspicuous trade: SpaceX plans to send the vehicle into orbit for the first…
New Air Force One’s Secure Communications Baseline May Expire a Year Before 2029 Delivery
The two delayed aircraft intended to become the next Air Force One fleet face an unusual timing problem: Their reported…
US Approves Proposed $24.3 Billion Saudi F-35 Package, Contract Not Final
$24.3 billion is the estimated ceiling for a proposed Saudi package covering 48 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters, 49 Pratt &…
$280 Million Air Force One Charge Deepens Boeing’s Quarterly Loss
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to apply electrical power to the first new Air Force One before the end…
Air Force One Power-On Could Expose Integration Faults Before Flight
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first new Air Force One before the end of 2026,…
Electrician Hiring Emerges as a Constraint on New Air Force One
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first permanent new Air Force One before the end of…
Bridge Air Force One Cannot Refuel in Flight, May Have Less Shielding
The Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first purpose-built new Air Force One by the end of 2026,…
F-35 Scored 97% for Missions, but Canada Still Weighs a Mixed Fleet
The Lockheed Martin F-35A held a commanding advantage in Canada’s fighter evaluation: a 97 percent mission-performance score against 22 percent…
Air Force Moves Boeing F-47 Toward Test Flights Before 2028 Debut
The U.S. Air Force has moved Boeing’s F-47 into detailed engineering, integration and testing, advancing the planned replacement for the…
Lockheed’s Fourfold Missile-Defense Ramp Depends on Unpriced Contracts and Annual Funding
Lockheed Martin’s plan to quadruple annual Terminal High Altitude Area Defense production from 96 to 400 interceptors remains a program…
Russia Doubles Planned Output of S-400 Missiles Adapted for Ground Attack
Russia plans to produce more than 480 RM-48U missiles for the S-400 system in 2026, over twice the number planned…
Pentagon Awards X-Bow $11 Million for Sub-$750,000 Interceptor Test by 2027
The Pentagon has awarded X-Bow Systems nearly $11 million to develop a modular anti-ballistic interceptor designed to cost less than…
SpaceX Targets Starship’s First Orbit and 26-Satellite Deployment on Flight 14
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Sept. 22, 2026, for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase in South Texas, with the…
AAS Says ISO Labels Alone Cannot Verify Eclipse Glasses
An ISO 12312-2 claim or a familiar manufacturer’s name printed on eclipse glasses does not, by itself, establish that the…
Navy’s Next Generation of Submarine Builders Is Still in Middle School
The Navy’s submarine replacement challenge extends well beyond budgets and shipyard capacity. Its plans also depend on finding enough welders,…
Damaged F-35A Gets $120 Million Estimate, but Final Decision Remains Unknown
A damaged U.S. Air Force F-35A now carries a $120 million repair-or-replacement estimate, but that number does not establish what…