Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 29, 2021
This year's MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon, which took place on July 20-25 in Zhukovsky near Moscow, was unique. The pandemic and entry…
Jul 29, 2021
How to ease engine shortage?; NDIA creates think tank; missile defense laser development; and Lockheed takes $225 million charge.
Jul 28, 2021
Dassault is proposing the Falcon 10X maritime patroller as the Atlantique replacement, after Germany opts for the P-8.
Jul 27, 2021
A look at interesting aircraft spotted at EAA AirVenture, ranging from special mission and military aircraft to business jets and eVTOLs.
Jul 23, 2021
Sukhoi rolled out the model of a new fighter aircraft during the MAKS show in Russia targeting the export market. Aviation Week editors discuss the design and its prospects in a crowded market.
Sep 09, 2025
Austrian uncrewed helicopter maker Schiebel is getting into the armed drone business, unveiling two new Camcopter systems.
Sep 08, 2025
The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Sep 08, 2025
A series of teaser images suggest Shield AI's VTOL aircraft is a tailsitter with swept wings and an internal weapons bay large enough to carry two cruise missiles.
Sep 08, 2025
Bird Aerosystems has secured a contract to develop and test an enhanced self-protection system for the Israeli Air Force’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
Sep 08, 2025
Berlin is rearming on a grand scale, considering voluntary conscription and enacting spending not seen since the days when Soviet tanks plowed into Prague.
Sep 05, 2025
Leonardo has formally offered 32 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 fighters to meet the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) requirement.
Sep 05, 2025
Boeing MQ-28 Block 1 Ghost Bats have completed a series of demonstrations to inform an imminent Australian decision on whether to proceed with a follow-on order.
Sep 04, 2025
France’s plans to accelerate its planned increases in defense spending portend a potentially massive defense acquisition cycle.