Ryan Finnerty

Special Operations Command had hoped to replace its multi-role A/MH-6 helicopter with the US Army's next-generation Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, whose development has since been cancelled.

Procurement officials with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) now confirm they plan to field Bell's V-280 tiltrotor with the US Army regiment that provides rotary-wing aviation support to the USA's elite commandos.

The Pentagon is no longer considering plans to modify Lockheed Martin MC-130J tactical transports for amphibious operations.

Add another task to the growing list of missions being assigned to the venerable Fairchild Republic A-10 ground attack fighter.

American fighter jets were seen in the skies above Guyana on 9 May, as the small South American country navigates a tense border dispute with neighbouring Venezuela.

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is on track to receive the first example of a new close-air support turboprop in the coming weeks.

Hypersonic developer Hermeus has begun testing a proprietary pre-cooler engine technology that will be a critical feature of the company's ultra-fast Quarterhorse aircraft.

The head of a company developing artificial intelligence for the US Air Force (USAF) says its algorithm has shown capacity to improvise and develop unexpected tactics during air combat exercises.

Only one company now remains in the US military's effort to develop a heavy-lift transport aircraft capable of taking off and landing from water.

Already months behind schedule, US government auditors now predict the latest Technical Refresh 3 configuration of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter will not be ready for service until 2025, as the airframer struggles to resolve technical issues hindering flight certification of the new systems.