Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 07, 2022
Electric-powered jetpacks and paragliders could come to the battlefield.
Jun 06, 2022
The U.S. Army wants to experiment with eVTOL aircraft for logistics.
Jun 02, 2022
Dutch to buy more F-35s, MQ-9s; U.S. awards Stinger missile deal; Japan may open weapons sales; and CAE seeks F-35 training centers.
Jun 02, 2022
A discussion of the blockbuster movie’s aviation-geek-pleasing details, from the recreation of Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 concept to why Maverick didn’t fly the F-35 and more.
Jun 01, 2022
Partly a wing-in-ground-effect vessel and partly a flying boat, DARPA plans full-scale flight demonstrator in 2028.
Jul 30, 2025
The UK Royal Air Force has begun seeking out the next iteration of low-cost autonomous collaborative platforms.
Jul 30, 2025
Germany’s combined defense funding is slated to reach around $125 billion in the coming year, taking a further step up from already elevated spending levels.
Jul 30, 2025
BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”
Jul 30, 2025
Northrop Grumman on July 30 announced that it will bring on five more companies to use its Beacon aircraft to test new autonomy software.
Jul 29, 2025
British light rotorcraft developer Hill Helicopters has pushed back the timeline for the first run of its in-house-developed GT50 turboshaft engine.
Jul 29, 2025
Russia has launched a crash program to harden military airfields near the border with Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s successful strikes with one-way attack UAS.
Jul 29, 2025
Spain's Indra says it has completed the acquisition of uncrewed aircraft systems manufacturer Aertec Defense & Aerial System.
Jul 29, 2025
Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.