Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 08, 2026
Turkey has joined the small club of countries that have demonstrated autonomous collaborative platform operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
May 07, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.
May 06, 2026
The F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter’s increased combat radius favors a missile-carrying CCA that could be deployed by crewed fighters and bombers.
May 05, 2026
Aviation Week editors discuss just how much missiles have become central to the Pentagon’s modernization strategy and more.
May 01, 2026
The Pentagon’s proposed Future Years Defense Program calls for a sharp increase in aircraft procurement in fiscal 2027-31.
May 08, 2026
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May 08, 2026
Pratt & Whitney is advancing parts procurement for the first XA103 adaptive combat test engine after completion of a fully digital assembly readiness review.
May 08, 2026
The French Navy has taken delivery of the first of three Pilatus PC-24 aircraft from Jet Aviation.
May 08, 2026
Edge To Arm Baykar’s Akinci With Al Tariq Bombs
May 07, 2026
Turkish Aerospace Industries is working with domestic industry to adapt the new Gokbey twin-engine utility helicopter into an anti-submarine warfare platform.
May 07, 2026
DARPA wants the ability to autonomously store, launch and recover swarms of Group 1 through 3 drones.
May 07, 2026
Sora Aviation is studying a conceptual hybrid-electric version of its planned 30-seat eVTOL aircraft for UK Navy helicopters.
May 07, 2026
Rheinmetall would plan to build Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bats collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at its facility that is also building Lockheed Martin F-35 parts if it can convince the German government to buy the drone.