Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jan 18, 2022
Reconnaissance, refueling and special mission aircraft from the 2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest show the diversity of military aircraft.
Jan 17, 2022
Reported reconsideration of the F-35 for Germany’s Tornado replacement throws new twist into long-running procurement drama.
Jan 13, 2022
Genesys Aerosystems, formed from the management buyout of Chelton Flight Systems and S-TEC Corp., from Cobham Avionics in 2014, is ramping up…
Jan 12, 2022
How the U.S. Air Force is evolving; HawkEye 360’s new investor; Space spare parts in short supply; and Fighter jets crash in Asia.
Jan 11, 2022
New factory to build prototypes for developmental and operational testing through 2025.
May 02, 2025
Dzyne Technologies says it has delivered multiple Grasshopper autonomous air-launched expendable cargo gliders to the U.S. Air Force.
May 02, 2025
Joby achieved a major feat in its eVTOL development program late last month when its S4 air taxi made the first piloted transition between vertical hover and forward cruise.
May 02, 2025
Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression using a UH-60 Black Hawk.
May 02, 2025
The two-crew, twin-engine WB-57F remains remarkably capable to this day despite its age. But nothing lasts forever.
May 02, 2025
Germany says it will expand its use of the Teledyne Flir Black Hornet 4 nano uncrewed aircraft system.
May 02, 2025
The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).
May 01, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has begun ground testing its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes from Anduril and GA-ASI ahead of planned first flights this summer.
May 01, 2025
Hegseth has instructed the U.S. Army to put more urgency into key weapons programs and alter some of its structure, including in aviation.