Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 13, 2020
Complex CHITA model allows engineers to test loads on different aerodynamic elements of high-speed rotorcraft configurations.
Apr 10, 2020
Budget cuts to ground NASA SOFIA 747SP observatory, while obsolescence prompts replacement study for DC-8 airborne science missions.
Apr 10, 2020
Far from being retired, the storied U-2 is being upgraded into the U.S. Air Force’s first fully open mission systems compliant fleet.
Apr 09, 2020
Talon vehicle emerges as core of updated Stratolaunch hypersonic test fleet plan along with Black Ice spaceplane concept.
Apr 08, 2020
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing agreed on a dramatically redesigned version of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s problematic Remote Vision System.
Feb 26, 2025
Boeing is planning to cease production of its AH-6i Little Bird single-engine light helicopter after securing only two customers for the type.
Feb 26, 2025
Iran’s Air Force has for the first time the demonstrated combat capabilities of its Russian-made Yak-130 trainers.
Feb 25, 2025
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) believes it may need multiple types to replace its Bell CH-146 Griffons.
Feb 25, 2025
The Cicada was first unveiled at the IDEX defense expo in Abu Dhabi.
Feb 25, 2025
The RNZA said the final unit was delivered in late 2024 and will be used by the artillery’s 16th field regiment.
Feb 25, 2025
The move comes as the RMAF awaits Washington’s approval of the transfer of Kuwaiti F/A-18C/Ds.
Feb 25, 2025
The Agency of Defense Development and Korean Air Aerospace Division have unveiled South Korea’s first CCA prototype, the Low Observable Wingman UAV System.
Feb 24, 2025
HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 frigate, has put the Peregrine rotorcraft, a Schiebel S-100 uncrewed helicopter, into operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman.