Secretary of the Air Force-nominee Troy Meink says that he favors multiple competitions over modernization programs’ lifetimes and an examination of direct, “big” investment in industrial capacity akin to the […] ...

Retired Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Lt. Gen. Yvan Blondin, who commanded the RCAF between 2012 and 2015, is advising Canada to curtail significantly the nation’s buy of Lockheed Martin [LMT] […] ...

If confirmed as secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink will undertake a review of the service’s modernization and readiness needs and costs, he told a Senate panel on Thursday. […] ...

LISBON, Portugal–Brazil’s Embraer is looking to make significant inroads in the U.S. market, particularly with the company’s KC-390 jet tanker/transport. “We see how turboprop aircraft struggle to refuel fast jets,” […] ...

LISBON, Portugal–While the Portuguese defense minister recently downplayed the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter as a candidate to replace the country’s 28 F-16s, the F-35 may still be in the […] ...

BEJA AIR BASE (AIR BASE 11), Portugal–The Portuguese Air Force (PRTAF) received its first Embraer KC-390 transport in October 2023 and its second in June of last year, as the […] ...