Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 02, 2024
The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.
Oct 02, 2024
Autonomy is coming to commercial aviation. Its first stop: the Cessna Caravan.
Sep 30, 2024
Aurora’s Liberty Lifter; stratospheric HAPS; Radian’s subscale spaceplane; and GAC plans winged eVTOL air taxi.
Sep 27, 2024
The walkout at Boeing halted much-needed progress on quality-focused changes and will make regaining momentum even more challenging.
Sep 27, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 31, 2024
Reaction Engines, the UK-U.S.-based pioneer of hypersonic propulsion and thermal management systems, has been forced into closure.
Oct 31, 2024
The ES1000, from Beijing-based manufacturer Yifei Aviation Technology, uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion and blown lift for short takeoff and landing.
Oct 29, 2024
There is a silver lining on the clouds that formed this year over Seattle, Wichita and elsewhere: the future looks undeniably brighter.
Oct 29, 2024
Shenyang Aviation Industries Group has reached out to Italy's Manta Aircraft to partner on a V/STOL design that could now be developed and manufactured in China.
Oct 23, 2024
California-based startup Natilus has announced plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body (BWB) airliner targeting the underserved midmarket.
Oct 21, 2024
Chinese automaker Chery has flown the prototype flight module for a drive/fly electric “land and air” vehicle.
Oct 21, 2024
Air White Whale has rolled out the W5000 uncrewed cargo aircraft, a twin turboprop larger than the Cessna SkyCourier.
Oct 20, 2024
Striking machinist union members at Textron Aviation voted to ratify the company’s newest labor contract offer and agreed to end their walkout.