Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 08, 2021
Advanced Air Refueling program seeks a sharp break from decades-old approach to inflight refueling.
Feb 08, 2021
GKN’s electric Skybus; Europe looks to medical UAM; NASA’s water rocket; German e-fuels; and Slovenian unmanned team.
Feb 05, 2021
Since the MQ-9 caught on as a way for the U.S. to track insurgents during its so-called war on terrorism, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles has revolutionized warfare, but will its future hold?
Feb 04, 2021
Eaton buying two Cobham divisions; Pentagon nominee on nuclear weapons; South Korea’s Global Hawk tussle; F-15EX flies.
Feb 04, 2021
A convergence of cost pressures and operational needs are raising the profile of a once-discarded generation of fighters.
Oct 26, 2023
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one of its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW aircraft to Europe as part of its military assistance to Ukraine.
Oct 25, 2023
The start of moving ground tests for the Northrop Grumman B-21 provides another milestone on the path to a scheduled first flight by the end of this year.
Oct 25, 2023
The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.
Oct 25, 2023
After focusing exclusively on eVTOL aircraft, the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime program is expanding to fixed-wing types with the planned lease of a Pipistrel electric sport aircraft.
Oct 24, 2023
Competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have started the certification and installation process of the engine.
Oct 23, 2023
Airbus will pursue the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 recapitalization program on its own without prior partner Lockheed Martin.
Oct 23, 2023
Airbus Defense and Space has agreed to upgrade France’s A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports.
Oct 23, 2023
A 10-year-old Poway, California-based company says it has applied for an export license for a synthetic pilot that can command a simulated weapon system.