Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 08, 2024
Startups Isar Aerospace, PLD Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg already have agreed to use the refurbished ELM-Diamant launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana.
Apr 05, 2024
Aviation Week experts dissect recent comments from a Chinese general on the secretive Xian H-20 and look at where the bomber would fit in the PLAAF's structure.
Apr 05, 2024
A new Royal Air Force strategy lays out plans for the introduction of larger systems after having developed small, swarming platforms.
Apr 05, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 04, 2024
Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.
May 13, 2024
Yonhap News reported that DAPA met with Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
May 13, 2024
Flight tests of a system onboard a QinetiQ-operated RJ100 modified regional airliner confirm the potential of a Quantum Inertial Navigation System (Q-INS).
May 10, 2024
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May 10, 2024
Sierra Nevada Corp. confirmed it will start work on the next-generation Doomsday aircraft for the U.S. Air Force with five Boeing 747s from Korean Air Lines.
May 10, 2024
An internal political debate has stalled Israel’s purchases of Lockheed Martin F-35As and Boeing F-15EXs.
May 10, 2024
The U.S. Air Force will not repair and instead will divest one B-2 stealth bomber that was damaged in a ground accident, shrinking an already small fleet.
May 09, 2024
Having shown a single airman can control multiple General Atomics MQ-9s, AFSOC is looking to demonstrate the Reapers can launch a swarm of smaller drones.
May 09, 2024
The German Air Force plans to begin flying its new fleet of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP uncrewed air systems (UAS) later this month.