Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 31, 2018
The $805 million contract is just the start of what might blossom into $7 billion in carrier-based, aerial refueling tanker work.
Aug 29, 2018
Hypersonic weapons testing and fielding will enhance the B-52H’s long-range strike capability.
Aug 28, 2018
Coalition airpower has helped deplete the so-called Islamic State terrorist group’s presence in Iraq and Syria.
Aug 28, 2018
New urgency, linked to engine sustainability and need for outsize hypersonic weapon launch capability, drives potential acceleration of B-52H reengining plan.
Aug 07, 2018
The jet trainer is expected to provide experience in fly-by-wire flight controls and supersonic flight.
Apr 22, 2025
Northrop Grumman lost an extra $477 million on early B-21 production, raising red ink on the first five annual lots of fixed-price contracts to over $2 billion.
Apr 22, 2025
Startup Beehive Industries is on track to start ground tests of its additively manufactured Frenzy engine next month, ahead of planned altitude tests with AFRL.
Apr 21, 2025
Baykar has successfully flown a Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system with an internally developed piston engine.
Apr 18, 2025
Rotating detonation engines have huge potential for realizing efficient high-speed flight, but they are proving fiendishly difficult to get right.
Apr 17, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s Test Pilot School is looking for a new small fleet of helicopters for training high-risk maneuvers and autorotation.
Apr 17, 2025
It seems that a value can now be placed on the importance and capability of the growing fleet of C-390 Millenniums to European air arms.
Apr 17, 2025
Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.
Apr 16, 2025
The UK defense ministry has launched a search to find a replacement for the British army’s Thales Watchkeeper uncrewed aircraft system.