Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 15, 2017
Turkey’s fighter will be twin-engine, but the choice of a powerplant has not yet been made.
May 11, 2017
Leonardo DRS’s Bill Lynn on the company’s prospects for trainer success, the U.S. defense budget and persistent questions about the sale of the company.
May 10, 2017
Special Operations Command looks to Future Vertical Lift to help win on the battlefield of 2030.
May 09, 2017
Congress boosted funding for new aircraft by 15%, but overall defense received a meager increase.
May 05, 2017
Boeing’s common-platform concept offers the U.S. Air Force variants of the twinjet family, including the newly developed MAX, to succeed all the aging military quad-jet fleets in line for eventual refinancing strategies.
Jul 10, 2024
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach added to the uncertainty facing the F-22 replacement, saying there are no plans to retire the fighter.
Jul 10, 2024
Swedish defense materiel agency FMV announced July 10 that it has signed a contract to buy 12 additional UH-60Ms.
Jul 10, 2024
France is closing in on an acquisition of Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, a media report says.
Jul 10, 2024
Ukrainian pilots will fly Lockheed Martin F-16s in the country’s skies this summer as the official handover is underway.
Jul 10, 2024
Saudi Arabia is set to become the largest operator of Airbus’ A330 MRTT outside Europe after Riyadh signed a top-up order.
Jul 10, 2024
Austria is seeking a replacement for the Saab 105 jet trainer, with the Boeing-Saab T-7, Leonardo M-346FA and Aero Vodochody L-39N in the running.
Jul 09, 2024
The Armenian Air Force’s fleet is composed almost exclusively of legacy Soviet platforms. However, in recent years Armenia has started shifting its political orientation towards the U.S., European Union and Iran, away from Russia.
Jul 09, 2024
The Senate directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to submit a report on the feasibility and advisability of transferring retiring A-10 aircraft to Jordan.