Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 08, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 07, 2022
Aviation Week editors talk with Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury about all things commercial and defense, but his focus is on sustainability.
Jul 07, 2022
Profumo’s tenure at Leonardo has helped turn the Italy-based conglomerate into a major player in defense electronics.
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. Air Force seeds new tanker competition; Aerojet’s new board; Europe seeks airlifter; and Northrop chooses Airbus satellite bus.
Jul 06, 2022
A first-generation uncrewed combat aircraft will be fielded by the USAF by the end of the decade under a revamped acquisition strategy.
Nov 03, 2025
NHIndustries and Norway have reached an out of court settlement over a dispute around Oslo’s decision to take the NH90 helicopter out of service early.
Nov 03, 2025
As the drama over the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System nears its climax, Airbus is sketching out what is to come.
Oct 31, 2025
The flight comes about two months after its competitor for CCA Increment 1, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., notched the first flight of its YFQ-42A.
Oct 31, 2025
The tests were conducted at a newly expanded test facility at Purdue University’s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories.
Oct 31, 2025
South African defence group Milkor has unveiled key design details of its latest unmanned aerial vehicle – the Milkor 780.
Oct 31, 2025
In its report on the UK F-35 program—published Oct. 31—the lawmakers said the fleet “faces significant capability gaps.”
Oct 31, 2025
Morocco and the U.S. have signed a strategic agreement to modernize the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft.
Oct 31, 2025
In June, five French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale Bs from 4th Fighter Wing based at St. Dizier and an Airbus A330MRTT Phoenix from Istres deployed to Guelmim, Morocco, in late June to mid-July as part of Op Marathon 2025.