Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

May 03, 2022
A shift to automated tools is being relied upon to transform a major weakness of the F-35 development program into a possible strength.
May 03, 2022
Developed for Pegasus air launch, the L-1011­—world’s last operational TriStar—is pivoting to high-speed test and launch vehicle markets.
May 02, 2022
The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.
Apr 29, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 29, 2022
The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.
Dec 12, 2025
Taiwan's and Poland's drone associations have signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening uncrewed systems industries and supply chain resilience.
Dec 11, 2025
The Ghost Bat, a loyal wingman in development for years by Boeing’s arm Down Under, has been a trailblazer for what has become the CCA trend.
Dec 11, 2025
The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems.
Dec 11, 2025
The first Bombardier Global 6000 due for full conversion into the German Air Force’s next signals-intelligence aircraft has arrived in Germany for modification.
Dec 11, 2025
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Dec 10, 2025
Spain’s navy is preparing to embark the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter onboard its ships.
Dec 10, 2025
L3Harris says it is receiving increasing international interest in a business-jet-based airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Dec 10, 2025
British uncrewed aircraft system developer Rotron Aerospace is set to work with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to develop a new generation of UAS engines.