Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 12, 2018
Anglo-Swedish fighter technology discussions contrast with Franco-German squabbles over future fighter exports.
Nov 09, 2018
Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.
Nov 06, 2018
A new strategy delivers desperately needed defensive upgrades for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve mobility fleet years early.
Nov 02, 2018
If the plan holds, production should begin in 2028. The defense minister suggests the Future Fighter should enter service in the early 2030s.
Oct 31, 2018
Special-mission variants of Su-34 come amid the ongoing production and modernization of the Sukhoi aircraft.
Apr 29, 2025
Italian Army Aviation has begun the modernization of its light helicopter fleets with the delivery of the Leonardo UH-169D light utility helicopter.
Apr 29, 2025
Aurora Flight Sciences has completed low-speed wind tunnel tests of the blended wing body X-plane that the Boeing company is developing for a DARPA program.
Apr 29, 2025
Near Earth Autonomy is to demonstrate a retrofit kit to convert the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to uncrewed capability.
Apr 29, 2025
Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft has acquired the Kargo UAV uncrewed logistics aircraft program from Kaman.
Apr 28, 2025
The U.S. Navy lost a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor at sea while underway in the Red Sea.
Apr 28, 2025
Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its MRO capabilities to support U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region.
Apr 28, 2025
India’s government has signed a long-awaited contract to acquire the naval version of the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.
Apr 28, 2025
The UK Royal Navy has declared FOC with its Crowsnest helicopter-borne airborne early warning radar system, which is slated for replacement in the early 2030s.