Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. Air Force thinks a software development shift will drive combat aircraft advances and change the defense industry business model.
Sep 10, 2020
Multiple industry projects are underway as the U.S. Air Force seeks to redefine design requirements for an attritable propulsion system.
Sep 09, 2020
After decades of fundamental research, AFRL readies rotating detonation engine concepts for potential missile, engine and rocket roles.
Sep 08, 2020
Next-gen three-stream combat engines signal the dawn of a new era in jet development.
Sep 08, 2020
The key is the right combination of cost, capability, autonomy and flexibility.
Sep 26, 2023
Instead of operating from a large aircraft carrier, a U.S. Navy request seeks concepts for ships with flight decks between 50-200 ft. long and 40-100 ft. wide.
Sep 26, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is lobbying German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to allow a potential sale of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
Sep 26, 2023
An Icelandic startup is attempting to develop an uncrewed aircraft system that will mimic the flight of a bird.
Sep 25, 2023
Poland’s defense ministry has contracted a first offset agreement associated with the acquisition of its planned Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Sep 25, 2023
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is putting its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 D+ Block 52 through its paces at Exercise Forging Saber.
Sep 25, 2023
Yemen’s Houthi movement has restored a Northrop F-5 Tiger combat aircraft to flight.
Sep 25, 2023
Joby Aviation delivered its first S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force at Edwards AFB, California, on Sept. 25.
Sep 22, 2023
The U.S. Air Force is planning to stagger replacements of a troublesome part of the V-22 Osprey’s clutch to limit impacts to the fleet.