EDN News 12 — Aviation https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/ Fighters, tankers, transports and trainers covered through engines, upgrades, flying hours, availability rates and the contracts keeping them airborne. en-US Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:18:42 GMT Aviation Here is how infrared search and track lets fighters find stealth jets with the radar off https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/here-is-how-infrared-search-and-track-lets-fighters-find-stealth-jets-with-the-radar-off/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/here-is-how-infrared-search-and-track-lets-fighters-find-stealth-jets-with-the-radar-off/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:42:23 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Why transport and tanker fleets age faster than fighters, per fleet data https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-tanker-and-transport-fleets-age-faster-than-fighters/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-tanker-and-transport-fleets-age-faster-than-fighters/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation What a trainer aircraft pipeline decides about a fleet's pilot shortage https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-a-trainer-pipeline-decides-about-pilot-shortage/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-a-trainer-pipeline-decides-about-pilot-shortage/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Why avionics obsolescence drives mid-life upgrades before airframes wear out https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-avionics-obsolescence-drives-mid-life-upgrades/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-avionics-obsolescence-drives-mid-life-upgrades/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation How engine overhaul cycles set the real tempo of an air force's flying https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/how-engine-overhaul-cycles-set-an-air-forces-real-tempo/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/how-engine-overhaul-cycles-set-an-air-forces-real-tempo/ Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation What depot maintenance backlogs do to a fleet's real, flyable size https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-depot-backlogs-do-to-a-fleets-real-size/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-depot-backlogs-do-to-a-fleets-real-size/ Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Why flying hours are budgeted like fuel, and who gets the reserve https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-flying-hours-are-budgeted-like-fuel/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-flying-hours-are-budgeted-like-fuel/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Upgrade blocks, not new airframes, are how fighter fleets stay relevant for decades https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/upgrade-blocks-not-new-airframes-how-fighter-fleets-stay-relevant/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/upgrade-blocks-not-new-airframes-how-fighter-fleets-stay-relevant/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation Why aerial refueling is the quiet constraint on every fighter deployment https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-aerial-refueling-constrains-every-fighter-deployment/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/why-aerial-refueling-constrains-every-fighter-deployment/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation What a sortie generation rate actually measures, and what it leaves out https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-sortie-generation-rate-actually-measures/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-sortie-generation-rate-actually-measures/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation What aircraft availability rates actually measure, and why fleets sit below their targets https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-aircraft-availability-rates-actually-measure/ https://ednnews-12.com/aviation/what-aircraft-availability-rates-actually-measure/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT Nils Andersen Aviation