Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 06, 2020
The new U.S. Air Force chief of staff is finding out how difficult it will be shed older aircraft and make way for a modernized fleet
Nov 06, 2020
MQ-9Bs for Taiwan?; Collins’ $700 million ejection seat win; New carrier delivery strategy; and Air Force opens space structures lab.
Nov 05, 2020
After 15 years of development, Karem’s Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor shows its potential on the test stand.
Nov 05, 2020
Seven years after the demise of the X-51 program, the Pentagon puts Boeing back in the running for hypersonic cruise missile programs.
Oct 30, 2020
Bell is looking to technology from its Model 360 Invictus as a potential template for a medium-size single-engine utility platform.
Feb 03, 2025
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Feb 03, 2025
Spain’s Satnus joint venture, established to develop autonomous remote carrier technologies for the European FCAS, has completed its first flight test campaign.
Jan 31, 2025
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency has placed an order for 17 Boeing/Kawasaki CH-47J/JA Blk. II aircraft for its air and ground forces.
Jan 30, 2025
The Propulsion System for Next Generation Rotorcraft research project is one of 33 initiatives supported by the 2025 EDF work program.
Jan 30, 2025
France’s Dassault Aviation has rolled out the first Rafale combat aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), two years before deliveries get underway.
Jan 30, 2025
The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters.
Jan 30, 2025
Dassault’s emphasis on Rafale exports has borne fruit for the company in recent years, as has their focus on non-European markets.
Jan 29, 2025
Iran later tried to muddy the disclosure, deleting the reference to the Su-35.