Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 18, 2019
Plans to buy new fighters, helicopters, tankers and tiltrotors are on hold until a new government can be formed.
Dec 18, 2019
Turkey’s defense ties with Russia are causing problems with NATO and the U.S., while local weapons development continues.
Dec 18, 2019
Continuing Middle East instability prompts capability-strengthening and local defense industry growth, especially in the Gulf states.
Dec 18, 2019
The Pentagon’s vast hypersonic investment strategy will finally enter the flight-test stage in 2020.
Dec 17, 2019
Lockheed Martin has extended its long-running hypersonic links with Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Jan 14, 2025
The system, developed over the past year, is designed for sub-25-kg (55.1 lb.) uncrewed aircraft systems.
Jan 14, 2025
German police have opened a probe related to drone sightings over the military aircraft development and test facility in Manching and Neuburg AB.
Jan 14, 2025
The Thai government has endorsed the Royal Thai Air Force's selection of the Saab Gripen E/F to replace its aging Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs.
Jan 14, 2025
The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is calling for the U.S. to act with greater urgency to field uncrewed systems to make up ground lost to competitors.
Jan 13, 2025
HAL published images of the demonstrator aircraft, carrying out ground runs of its yet-unidentified jet engine, on Jan. 11.
Jan 13, 2025
Delivery of Japan’s first Lockheed Martin F-35B is no longer expected before March 31, according to Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
Jan 13, 2025
Saab says it will provide TactiCall communications system to the Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS being developed by Boeing, which has also drawn DOD interest.
Jan 10, 2025
A firefighting Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper was taken out of service Jan. 9 after it was struck by a drone while battling the Palisades fire in Los Angeles.