Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 05, 2017
The engine maker is framing its F135 upgrade effort as the first step in a long-term plan for fighter propulsion based on adaptive technology.
Jun 02, 2017
The country’s push toward manned/unmanned teaming in the air domain is a response to the extreme cost of modern warplanes and advances in autonomous technology.
May 29, 2017
The German air force is seriously interested in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the central node of its future networked strike complex, which includes unmanned surrogates.
May 25, 2017
Boeing’s “iterative innovation” strategy pays off as it secures a new future for the Eagle, Super Hornet and Growler programs against the odds.
May 23, 2017
U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, call sign Crash, describes what it was like to fly the Raptor on its very first combat mission.
Jul 15, 2024
Beta Technologies says it has completed two more evaluation deployments for the U.S. Air Force with its prototype Alia electric aircraft.
Jul 12, 2024
The U.S. Marine Corps has chosen Leonardo’s AW139 medium helicopter to demonstrate autonomous logistics resupply.
Jul 12, 2024
The NTSB is leading the investigation of the crash of an amphibious air tanker that killed a veteran agricultural aviation pilot and native of Brazil.
Jul 11, 2024
Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the F-35 program executive officer, on July 11 approved the so-called “truncation plan.”
Jul 11, 2024
Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.
Jul 11, 2024
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.
Jul 10, 2024
The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.
Jul 10, 2024
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach added to the uncertainty facing the F-22 replacement, saying there are no plans to retire the fighter.