Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
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.
May 19, 2017
By 2023, Turkey’s centenary, President Tayyip Edogan wants the nation’s aerospace industry to fly its indigenous TF-X fighter. But the new fighter is just the one example, as Turkey is developing a trainer/light attack aircraft, UAVs, missiles, helicopters and a gallium-nitride-based AESA radar.
May 18, 2017
Leanne Caret, president of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the revival of fighter programs, the state of play on the KC-46A tanker, the importance of T-X and more.
Sep 04, 2024
Ampaire has completed the critical design review for conversion of the Beechcraft King Air to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Sep 04, 2024
Indonesian aerospace prime PT Dirgantara Indonesia has secured the sale of five N219 turboprop aircraft to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sep 04, 2024
Pratt already has a sizeable footprint in Poland, where it placed F100 engine work when the country acquired Lockheed Martin F-16s more than two decades ago.
Sep 03, 2024
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.
Sep 03, 2024
The UK has pulled around 30 arms export licenses for Israel that London signaled could also impact the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in certain circumstances.
Sep 02, 2024
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Aug 30, 2024
The service in its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, to be released next year, will increase the MG-139 program of record to at least 56 helicopters.
Aug 30, 2024
The military transport’s four-turboprop layout would allow inflight testing of hydrogen combustion engines with flexibility and safety.