Defense Digest - March 26, 2025 Featured CHECK 6 PODCAST Podcast: NGAD Win Puts Boeing Back In The Game With The F-47 by Steve Trimble, Robert Wall, Matthew Jouppi What does Boeing’s contract win for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft, the F-47, mean for the struggling aerospace company? Join Aviation Week’s Robert Wall, Steve Trimble and Matt Jouppi as they dissect the announcement. Listen Now       ADVERTISEMENT Recent Headlines Boeing Wins U.S. Air Force's NGAD F-47 Fighter Contract by Steve Trimble AVALON AIRSHOW Boeing Plans MQ-28 Ghost Bat Missile Test Late This Year Or Early 2026 by Robert Wall Trump Moves Prompt Some International F-35 Buyers To Reconsider by Steve Trimble Europe Shifts Defense Into High Gear by Robert Wall New Aircraft Carriers Spark Chinese Naval Aviation Transformation by Steve Trimble Aviation Week Intelligence Network Access to this content requires an AWIN Membership. Debrief: U.S. Navy’s Newest Carrier Prepares For High-Stakes Deployment by Brian Everstine Demonstration Simulates Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Intercept by Brian Everstine       ADVERTISEMENT Effortlessly manage and optimize your S1000D content creation with Supplier Connect – a cutting-edge extension of Contenta Cloud S1000D. Designed for aerospace and defense organizations, it empowers you to enhance collaboration, reduce inefficiencies and improve data accuracy across your global content supply chain. Download the data sheet today You May Also Like FROM THE ARCHIVES Birds And Blues by Aviation Week Network Staff Twenty years ago, on the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s March 21, 2005, issue, we featured the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds (left) and U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration teams, which had recently begun their 2005 show season. Read More Latest from Aviation Week Network EVENT SPOTLIGHT: MILITARY AVIATION LOGISTICS AND MAINTENANCE SYMPOSIUM 2025 The Military Aviation Logistics And Maintenance Symposium (MALMS) This annual forum for the U.S. military and supporting industry to engage in deliberate discussions on everything related to aircraft maintenance, logistics and sustainment operations, including presentations on emerging trends, challenges, and evolving threats – all to ensure U.S. military readiness and dominance. Learn More

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