Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force moves forward on LRSO and GBSD without a competitive bidding process.
Apr 23, 2020
How Lockheed exceeds expectations; Italians may buy AW169; U.S. Air Force fuel-saving solution; Russia studies light fighter.
Apr 22, 2020
NASA's New Frontiers mission edges closer to sampling the asteroid Bennu.
Apr 17, 2020
With Lockheed Martin’s U-2S poised for a comprehensive avionics upgrade that will position the spy plane at the heart of the U.S. Air Force’s ambitious next-generation airborne battle management plan, Aviation Week senior editor Guy Norris and defense editor Steve Trimble join executive editor Graham Warwick on Check 6 to discuss what appears to be a new lease of life for the famed Dragon Lady.
Apr 17, 2020
Northernmost U.S. fighter base gives F-35 unique training environment in strategic location.
Jun 18, 2025
Northrop Grumman announced June 18 that it will use the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard aircraft as a new testbed to evaluate autonomy.
Jun 18, 2025
A successful integration would see the H225M crew take full control of Airbus’ Flexrotor uncrewed aircraft system.
Jun 18, 2025
France has declared plans to acquire Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning platform to replace the country’s aging Boeing E-3F Sentry fleet.
Jun 18, 2025
A low-end collaborative combat aircraft designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works entered captive-carry testing within the last few weeks.
Jun 18, 2025
French armament procurement agency DGA has selected Daher as one of five companies to fly a medium-altitude, long-endurance demonstrator for uncrewed ops.
Jun 18, 2025
EURA—made up of MTU Aero Engines, Safran Helicopter Engines and Avio Aero—is planning tests of a demonstrator power and propulsion system in the early 2030s.
Jun 18, 2025
Lithuania has become the latest NATO member to select the Embraer C-390 as its future airlifter.
Jun 18, 2025
Boeing is considering a bid on the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, but has not yet decided what role it could play.