Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 10, 2026
“It’s a different Boeing showing up,” said Steve Parker, Boeing Defense, Space and Security CEO, ahead of major fighter decision.
Jul 10, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 10, 2026
Aviation Week Defense Market Analyzer data shows that spending by militaries around the world is set to spike in 2027.
Jul 10, 2026
In a sign of the times, NATO gets its new flagship aircraft not from the U.S. but from a Swedish system based on a Canadian platform.
Jul 09, 2026
With funding as well as demonstrators taking shape and new partners waiting in the wings, GCAP is moving from ambition to reality.
Aug 10, 2026
Contract records show that the U.S. Air Force has selected the first base to operate the Boeing F-47 fighter, but the location remains secret.
Aug 10, 2026
Ravi K, the recently appointed Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has a vision to make the Indian firm a top 20 aerospace manufacturer in the coming decade.
Aug 10, 2026
DARPA’s Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.
Aug 10, 2026
The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered a new vehicle-mounted high-power microwave system from Epirus for point defense from drones as the Pentagon continues to expand its defensive systems for deployed troops.
Aug 07, 2026
The U.S. Navy plans to field 31 of its next-generation nuclear command-and-control aircraft to replace a current fleet of about half that number.
Aug 07, 2026
Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated three drones working together as part of an autonomous search mission in Taiwan.
Aug 07, 2026
Not much is known about the new engine for the trinational Global Combat Air Program fighter aircraft, but a detailed model suggests it will be unlike any propulsion system yet developed.
Aug 06, 2026
The U.S. Air Force returned a damaged Boeing C-17 to service with a new robotic technology it used for the first time, and says the system is now being utilized for aircraft that likely were damaged in combat.