Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 19, 2025
Air forces around the globe are likely to bolster their inventories in the coming 12 months by adding aircraft and drone types. Here are some of the expected events.
Dec 19, 2025
The decade-long demand outlook for military aircraft has jumped 30% over the past year, reaching $250 billion.
Dec 19, 2025
A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.
Dec 19, 2025
Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.
Dec 19, 2025
A review of the major events in 2025 in aerospace propulsion.
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.