Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 03, 2026
Listen in as editors reflect on program updates and other highlights from the AFA Warfare Symposium.
Feb 27, 2026
Defense contracts are restoring momentum to the helicopter market, but commercial sales appear to have hit a plateau.
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Army units accustomed to operating with a small number of drones are grappling with the logistical demand of fielding thousands.
Feb 24, 2026
Heeding lessons from modern battlefields, the U.S. Army is transforming the aviation branch with autonomous technology at all levels.
Feb 23, 2026
Editors preview AFA Warfare Symposium, setting the scene for key topics that will be on the agenda in Colorado.
Mar 25, 2026
The UK Ministry of Defense has signed the £1 billion ($1.3 billion) contract to acquire Leonardo’s AW149 battlefield utility helicopter.
Mar 24, 2026
Shield AI has demonstrated the rapid integration of its Hivemind autonomy software by installing it into the Hornet uncrewed aircraft system.
Mar 24, 2026
AeroVironment has unveiled the Locust X3 system as a 20-35-kW higher energy laser.
Mar 24, 2026
Each of Ecuador’s armed services operates a similarly sized aviation component, while pursuing slightly different modernization priorities.
Mar 24, 2026
The U.S. Navy is expanding the installation of low-cost counter drone systems on its destroyers.
Mar 24, 2026
GKN Aerospace has delivered the first of a new upgraded version of the RM12 engine to power the Swedish Air Force’s Saab Gripen C/D fighters.
Mar 24, 2026
At least 66 military personnel have been killed in the crash of a Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Mar 23, 2026
Anduril has started assembling more prototypes of the autonomous YFQ-44 fighter at the newly opened Arsenal-1 weapons production complex near Columbus, Ohio.