Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 06, 2025
Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.
Feb 04, 2025
Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.
Feb 03, 2025
The nature of the military pilot-training market is changing, driven by the exceptionally high cost of the process.
Jan 30, 2025
A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.
Jan 28, 2025
From airshow performances to training exercises all over the world, this gallery showcases military rotary-wing aircraft.
Jan 19, 2026
Denmark has retired its F-16s, becoming the latest European nation to rely solely on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its frontline combat aircraft.
Jan 19, 2026
British defense engineering company QinetiQ has been awarded a five-year contract extension to support the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Jan 19, 2026
The Philippines signed a contract for six anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, according to a report detailing the Defense Department's approved acquisitions.
Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
Windracers’ Ultra uncrewed aircraft system has emerged as the latest British combat aircraft featuring an internal weapons bay.
Jan 16, 2026
The French Navy has placed its first order for the Airbus and Naval Group’s VSR700 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system (RWUAS).
Jan 16, 2026
Leonardo’s autonomous rotorcraft demonstrator Proteus has made its long-awaited first flight.
Jan 16, 2026
Aviation Week Network’s new 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast predicts thata over the course of the next 10 years, 22,132 military aircraft worth $1.2 trillion will be delivered to operators around the world.