Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Apr 19, 2018
France hopes to benefit from a favorable business climate to find Indian suppliers and joint ventures, but faces logistical challenges and stiff competition.
Apr 19, 2018
GE and a Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney team are developing competing engines to replace the GE T700 that currently powers the UH-60M and AH-64-E.
Apr 18, 2018
Sikorsky is hoping fly-by-wire and future growth capacity can secure international exports.
Apr 17, 2018
The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to inject competition into the supply chain as support costs mount.
Apr 15, 2018
In the three-way race to make an unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft, Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin have revealed new design details, including their choice of engine, and in one case, the ability to carry weapons.
Oct 15, 2024
A mock-up shows the Airbus plan to convert the cockpit of the UH-72 into an extension of the main cabin for carrying cargo.
Oct 15, 2024
The defense ministry announced on Oct. 14 plans to acquire eight PC-7MKXs, two flight simulators and training systems to replace 13 older model PC-7s.
Oct 15, 2024
Boeing has put a figure on its highly anticipated effort to shore up its balance sheet, disclosing plans to raise as much as $25 billion in liquidity.
Oct 15, 2024
The U.S. Navy has missed a goal to declare initial operational capability for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band system in the fiscal year just ended.
Oct 14, 2024
The upgrade will enable the Army to evaluate autonomy capabilities for the UH-60 and potentially a planned replacement, the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Oct 14, 2024
Piasecki is to modify an ultralight helicopter with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, hoping to fly the piloted technology demonstrator by year-end.
Oct 14, 2024
The service said it expected a protest and will await the GAO’s decision.
Oct 14, 2024
Boeing informed the service that its H-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache production lines are not going to be affected by the announced layoffs.