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.


  • Boeing Tapped for Air Force One Replacement
    Boeing Tapped for Air Force One Replacement

    The president of the United States will continue to be flown in an American-made plane, as the US Air Force has announced the next presidential aircraft will be produced by Boeing.

  • USAF Vice Chief to Scientists: ‘Help Us’
    USAF Vice Chief to Scientists: ‘Help Us’

    If the US Air Force is going to simultaneously keep ahead of the technology curve while fighting a war, it needs innovative thinking from all corners, the service’s vice chief told scientific advisers on Tuesday.

  • CAE Buys Bombardier Aviation Training Unit
    CAE Buys Bombardier Aviation Training Unit

    CAE has announced its intention to acquire the military aviation training unit of Bombardier.

  • Raytheon Files 3DELRR Suit Against Air Force
    Raytheon Files 3DELRR Suit Against Air Force

    Raytheon Files 3DELRR Suit Against Air Force

  • ULA’s Tory Bruno Takes to Twitter
    ULA’s Tory Bruno Takes to Twitter

    When Tory Bruno took over as CEO of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) in August, analysts predicted a change in how the launch company did business. But maybe not at this level.

  • Northrop Focused on Future Production
    Northrop Focused on Future Production

    As Northrop Grumman begins 2015, its aerospace division is preparing for a series of major airframe competitions while keeping one eye on requirements for a future fighter program.

  • SpaceX, US Air Force Settle Lawsuit
    SpaceX, US Air Force Settle Lawsuit

    SpaceX has reached an agreement with the US Air Force and will drop its lawsuit against the service, the company and Pentagon announced in a joint statement Friday evening.

  • SpaceX Enters Satellite Business
    SpaceX Enters Satellite Business

    SpaceX, the upstart company led by Elon Musk, has already upended the space launch market. Now the company has its eyes turned toward the creation of a massive new satellite constellation, one that would have major repercussions for the commercial and military communications market.

  • US Nukes Cost $348B Over Next Decade
    US Nukes Cost $348B Over Next Decade

    New estimate slightly down from 2013

  • [UPDATED] F-35 Flyover Planned for Pro Bowl
    [UPDATED] F-35 Flyover Planned for Pro Bowl

    Four F-35A conventional take off and landing models, based at Luke AFB, will fly over the University of Phoenix Stadium around 6 PM local time to kick off the game.