Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 20, 2017
Two experts on combat aircraft with two very different perspectives on the F-35 debate the pros and cons of the Pentagon’s costliest and most controversial fighter.
Jul 20, 2017
Two experts on combat aircraft return for additional debate about the quality of testing and ultimate cost of the Joint Strike Fighter.
Jul 18, 2017
The Russian military intends to buy more Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and Tu-160M2 bombers while next-generation systems continue development.
Jul 17, 2017
The Navy is looking more closely at the quality of the bleed air that comes off the T-45’s engine as a possible cause of hypoxia.
Jul 10, 2017
IHI Corp. has delivered a core demonstrator for a fighter engine that will be more than three times as powerful as any Japan has previously developed.
Jul 18, 2024
Idbotic, a specialist in hardware encryption, will support Indra’s work on the combat cloud.
Jul 18, 2024
Airbus’ combined tanker programs boast more in-service aircraft than the Boeng KC-46A, and the company’s acceptance across diverse regional markets is a sign of its healthier outlook in the space.
Jul 18, 2024
The service sees advantages to hybrid-electric systems over battery-powered propulsion.
Jul 18, 2024
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero says its EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator has completed off-runway test flights.
Jul 18, 2024
The U.S. Navy this week disclosed that a T-45C Goshawk experienced another engine malfunction, prompting an emergency landing on July 10.
Jul 18, 2024
“It’s not right for me to prejudge what might happen in the defense review,” UK Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard says.
Jul 17, 2024
Sweden has a notional plan to buy four of the Saab AEW aircraft.
Jul 17, 2024
Industry executives still are raising fundamental questions about the design and relevance of a fleet of future autonomous combat aircraft.