Aaron Mehta

Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners.


  • T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’
    T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’

    The requirements for the US Air Force’s next-generation trainer will be released within “weeks,” the service’s top training official said on Thursday, while dropping hints about what those may look like.

  • Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod
    Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new pod it claims will bring long-range infrared search and track (IRST) capabilities to fourth-generation aircraft.

  • USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options
    USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options

    The US Air Force is keeping an eye on possible options to re-engine its fleet of B-52 bombers, including the creation of a public-private partnership with an industry supplier, a top service official said.

  • Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA
    Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA

    Based on pre-show buzz, this week’s Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium should feature few major announcements from industry.

  • Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future
    Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future

    In its fiscal 2016 budget request, the US Air Force requested $2.5 billion in procurement and $1.2 billion for research and development funds just for space programs.

  • USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come
    USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come

    The US Air Force requested $122.2 billion for fiscal 2016, a budget that emphasizes designing the Air Force of the future while addressing current needs.

  • Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers
    Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers

    The US Air Force and Army have released the names of the top companies under the Pentagon’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), breaking the top 25 largest industry partners for each service down into three tiers of performance.

  • Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales
    Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales

    The head of Sikorsky’s military helicopter unit says interest in his company’s products from Eastern Europe has spiked in the last year, and now expects “dozens” of units to be sold to the region in the next 12 months

  • With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand
    With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand

    Northrop Grumman’s decision to launch a clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement program caught the aviation industry off-guard

  • Northrop Developing New Design for T-X
    Northrop Developing New Design for T-X

    Northrop Grumman has decided to produce a new, clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement competition, the company tells Defense News.

  • T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’
    T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’

    The requirements for the US Air Force’s next-generation trainer will be released within “weeks,” the service’s top training official said on Thursday, while dropping hints about what those may look like.

  • Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod
    Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new pod it claims will bring long-range infrared search and track (IRST) capabilities to fourth-generation aircraft.

  • USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options
    USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options

    The US Air Force is keeping an eye on possible options to re-engine its fleet of B-52 bombers, including the creation of a public-private partnership with an industry supplier, a top service official said.

  • Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA
    Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA

    Based on pre-show buzz, this week’s Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium should feature few major announcements from industry.

  • Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future
    Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future

    In its fiscal 2016 budget request, the US Air Force requested $2.5 billion in procurement and $1.2 billion for research and development funds just for space programs.

  • USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come
    USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come

    The US Air Force requested $122.2 billion for fiscal 2016, a budget that emphasizes designing the Air Force of the future while addressing current needs.

  • Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers
    Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers

    The US Air Force and Army have released the names of the top companies under the Pentagon’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), breaking the top 25 largest industry partners for each service down into three tiers of performance.

  • Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales
    Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales

    The head of Sikorsky’s military helicopter unit says interest in his company’s products from Eastern Europe has spiked in the last year, and now expects “dozens” of units to be sold to the region in the next 12 months

  • With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand
    With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand

    Northrop Grumman’s decision to launch a clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement program caught the aviation industry off-guard

  • Northrop Developing New Design for T-X
    Northrop Developing New Design for T-X

    Northrop Grumman has decided to produce a new, clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement competition, the company tells Defense News.

  • T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’
    T-X Requirements Coming in ‘Weeks’

    The requirements for the US Air Force’s next-generation trainer will be released within “weeks,” the service’s top training official said on Thursday, while dropping hints about what those may look like.

  • Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod
    Lockheed Martin Unveils Legion Pod

    Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new pod it claims will bring long-range infrared search and track (IRST) capabilities to fourth-generation aircraft.

  • USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options
    USAF Looking at B-52 Engine Options

    The US Air Force is keeping an eye on possible options to re-engine its fleet of B-52 bombers, including the creation of a public-private partnership with an industry supplier, a top service official said.

  • Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA
    Few Industry Announcements Expected at AFA

    Based on pre-show buzz, this week’s Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium should feature few major announcements from industry.

  • Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future
    Space Budget a ‘Placeholder’ For Future

    In its fiscal 2016 budget request, the US Air Force requested $2.5 billion in procurement and $1.2 billion for research and development funds just for space programs.

  • USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come
    USAF Budget: Hardest Choices Yet to Come

    The US Air Force requested $122.2 billion for fiscal 2016, a budget that emphasizes designing the Air Force of the future while addressing current needs.

  • Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers
    Air Force, Army Name Superior Suppliers

    The US Air Force and Army have released the names of the top companies under the Pentagon’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP), breaking the top 25 largest industry partners for each service down into three tiers of performance.

  • Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales
    Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales

    The head of Sikorsky’s military helicopter unit says interest in his company’s products from Eastern Europe has spiked in the last year, and now expects “dozens” of units to be sold to the region in the next 12 months

  • With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand
    With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand

    Northrop Grumman’s decision to launch a clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement program caught the aviation industry off-guard

  • Northrop Developing New Design for T-X
    Northrop Developing New Design for T-X

    Northrop Grumman has decided to produce a new, clean-sheet design for the Air Force’s T-X trainer replacement competition, the company tells Defense News.