Aircraft

In reversal, Hegseth now backs E-7 radar plane

SecDef says previous calls to cancel the program reflected a now-discarded ”divest-to-invest mindset.”

  • Thomas Novelly

Hegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation

One year after launching the Army Transformation Initiative, SecDef says he's reviewing the to-do list.

  • Meghann Myers

First B-52s to get new engines this year

Critical design review clears Boeing to upgrade two Stratofortresses in bid to keep them flying past 2050.

  • Thomas Novelly

Navy EA-18Gs over Iran, Venezuela show rise in aerial electronic attack

Here's what's next for the Navy jamming plane.

  • Andrew Dardine, Forecast International

Marine Corps considering Army’s MV-75 as an attack helo replacement

Bell unveiled an armed version specifically for the Corps at the Modern Day Marine conference.

  • Meghann Myers

Exploding shells may turn the Apache helicopter into a drone hunter

Soldier’s idea may help the service capture lessons from Ukraine, Iran.

  • Meghann Myers

Air Force pushes to fund upgraded refueling systems instead of new tanker development

One former military official fears delays for a tanker replacement could hurt the combat fleet.

  • Thomas Novelly

A-10s escape retirement once again amid continued use in Iran war

The Air Force will extend three squadrons to keep the Warthog flying through 2030.

  • Thomas Novelly

Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year

Flight testing for the first prototype begins this summer, officials said.

  • Meghann Myers

How the MV-75 Cheyenne II is pushing the service to re-think its aviation lineup

It might mean longer-range Apaches, new missions for the Black Hawk, and even a drone tanker.

  • Meghann Myers

Army names its first tiltrotor aircraft: Cheyenne II

Its namesakes are a tribe whose members have served in every major U.S. war—and a cancelled helicopter project.

  • Meghann Myers
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