Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 22, 2019
Surprise last-minute contract vaults UAE into manned military aircraft manufacturing club.
Nov 22, 2019
A legal dispute over who owns intellectual property is the source of a 2.5-year delay to the fifth-generation fighter’s full-rate production decision.
Nov 21, 2019
European researchers have for the first time flown an aircraft with a wing that is aeroelastically tailored for passive load alleviation.
Nov 21, 2019
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) plans to deliver by June 2020 a batch of eight aircraft from the T-50 military jet family that Thailand ordered two years ago.
Nov 21, 2019
Russia provides MiG-29s to Mongolia; U.S. greenlights Morocco Apache buy; GAO rules on U.S. Air Force launch contest; and the outlook for the Iranian Air Force.
May 27, 2025
The Indian government unveiled a new industry partnership model on May 27 to fast-track development of the country’s first stealth fighter.
May 27, 2025
Hermeus has flown its remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk. 1 demonstrator, marking a key step toward follow-on development of supersonic and hypersonic vehicles.
May 27, 2025
The Netherlands has flown the final F-16 bound for Ukraine to Belgium, where it will be made ready for operations.
May 23, 2025
A Pentagon-funded demonstration is on track next month to launch a series of experimental cargo delivery flights in North Dakota.
May 23, 2025
Sweden is acquiring two used Global 6500 business jets for the VIP mission, replacing a long-serving fleet of Gulfstreams.
May 23, 2025
The U.S. Navy is progressing in the early stages of its long-term vertical lift plan.
May 23, 2025
Leonardo is proposing that Japan participates in its Proteus autonomous rotorcraft program.
May 23, 2025
A Leonardo executive has confirmed reports that it is in talks with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to integrate its systems into the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.