Taiwan is accelerating plans to replace the Republic of China Air Force's Beechcraft T-34C basic trainer fleet following a fatal crash that renewed concerns over the aircraft's future.
With Germany taking the lion’s share of new-production Eurofighters, Airbus Defense and Space’s final assembly line in Manching has not been this busy since the mid-2010s.
Growing demand for high-end uncrewed aircraft is prompting MTU Aero Engines to explore at least a partial reset of its design philosophy in an effort to establish itself as a major propulsion provider for such systems.
The German Air Force is undergoing an intense period of modernization through the end of the decade that will do more than just revitalize its core air dominance role, says Luftwaffe Inspector Lt. Gen. Holger Neumann.
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A Danish audit of the country’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has found that the country’s fleet of 27 aircraft could cost some 14 billion kronor more to operate than previously estimated.
Palladyne AI has signed an exclusive agreement to manufacture and market IAI’s Harpy, Harop and Mini Harpy loitering munitions to the U.S. Defense Department.
Axiom Space and Italy’s Prada fashion house have unveiled the Liquid Coolant and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) element of their next-generation spacesuit.
The U.S. has OK'd Denmark for a potential foreign military sale of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range air-launched cruise missiles.
South Korea has reversed plans to scale back production of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter, restoring the program to its original schedule.
Destinus is preparing the next step in its push to become a full-fledged rival to the likes of MBDA by designing rockets not just for the battle in Ukraine today, but for conflict tomorrow.
NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 Quesst low-boom demonstrator conducted its first supersonic flight on June 5, reaching Mach 1.1 on an 81-min. mission.
Airbus Helicopters is getting ready to unveil an uncrewed variant of its H145 twin-engine light helicopter at Berlin’s ILA Airshow, which opens June 10.
Partially as a result of their revolutionary nature, interest in CCAs continues to expand, with operators now putting funding into developing their own capabilities in this area.
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Five of the International Space Station's (ISS) seven crew temporarily retreated to the docked SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon capsule as a safe haven on June 5.