Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 03, 2020
EASA drafts electric rules; unmanned cargo gliders; orbit debris removal; Uber engages on UAM; Honeywell eyes fluidic propulsion.
Jan 31, 2020
The U.S. Navy brings aircraft to the nation’s newest carrier for the first time allowing the crew and test personnel to assess launch and landing on the flight deck.
Jan 30, 2020
Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities.
Jan 30, 2020
As Pentagon officials come to grips with challenges facing hypersonic boost-glide missiles, air-breathing alternatives are gaining speed.
Jan 30, 2020
How will U.S. refuel aircraft?; Poland set to sign for F-35s; Raytheon’s new missile-warning data contract; Russia to export the Mi-38.
Oct 24, 2024
Bulgaria becomes the third air force to clear a first flight event for Lockheed F-16 Block 70s, following Bahrain and Slovakia.
Oct 24, 2024
The U.S. Air Force’s top commander has refuted the Lockheed Martin CEO’s characterization of the first batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
Oct 24, 2024
The interceptor needs to be an autonomous aircraft launched from an air vehicle with a “hard kill system” effective against the small drones.
Oct 24, 2024
Air Force officials have not linked the NGAD review to a larger force structure study that affects the B-21, changes could arise from a host of pending reviews.
Oct 24, 2024
Finland is preparing for the SEAD/DEAD mission by acquiring Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range (AARGM-ER).
Oct 24, 2024
Turkish industry is investing in the development of self-protection systems destined for use on the country’s growing fleet of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
Oct 24, 2024
U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.
Oct 23, 2024
In mid-October, the S500 BAT clocked its highest operating altitude yet, rising to 500 m (1,640 ft.) above ground.