Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 09, 2022
Never fully realized, many of thes projects laid the groundwork for future breakthroughs.
Sep 09, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 09, 2022
On its 75th anniversary, the service looks to a future using increased autonomy and a further migration of key missions to space.
Sep 09, 2022
The service aims to become “ruthless” in selecting development programs under ongoing review.
Sep 08, 2022
Northrop Grumman quietly developed a nickel-alloy combustor that could unlock a decades-long hurdle to rapid propulsion.
Nov 13, 2025
NATO looks set to restart the hunt for a new airborne early warning aircraft after dropping plans to acquire the Boeing E-7.
Nov 13, 2025
Joby Aviation plans to bring hybrid-electric propulsion to its commercial air taxis.
Nov 13, 2025
Edge and Anduril team up on new Omen tailsitter UAS and eye further collaboration.
Nov 13, 2025
Appropriators approved spending for one U.S. Air Force program, the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail. The Pentagon in its fiscal 2026 budget request called for ending the effort.
Nov 12, 2025
ISR capabilities may be the deciding factor in a future decision over whether to increase the size of the Northrop Grumman B-21 fleet beyond 100 aircraft.
Nov 12, 2025
A U.S. startup has adapted technology enabling airborne wind energy generation to develop a tethered drone.
Nov 12, 2025
BAE Systems has disclosed a swell of order bookings since the midyear mark, taking order intake through the first nine months beyond $35 billion.
Nov 11, 2025
GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft.